Category Archives: Advocacy

SORRY IT TOOK THIS EXIT INTERVIEW TO FIND OUT YOU WERE UNHAPPY. HERE, PLEASE TAKE MY PEN.

The exit interview should not be where you become aware of an employee’s disenchantment or dissatisfaction. Checking in regularly with employees you directly supervise on a one-to-one basis should be standard practice. Having weekly department staff meetings where you ask status questions in a group setting or asking a generic “How’s it going?” when you’reContinue reading “SORRY IT TOOK THIS EXIT INTERVIEW TO FIND OUT YOU WERE UNHAPPY. HERE, PLEASE TAKE MY PEN.”

ADVOCATE. IT’S NOT JUST A NAME OF A HOSPITAL.

As a manager, your role is not just making sure your team is meeting deadlines and maximizing strengths. It’s also to offer guidance and be a mentor to help them be recognized which will hopefully lead to retaining them. Among reasons people leave a company/position, “recognition” is almost always on the top of the list.Continue reading “ADVOCATE. IT’S NOT JUST A NAME OF A HOSPITAL.”