The Great Resignation | How to retain talented employees with the use of effective performance objectives

Effective objectives make a big difference to employee retention. OpenBlend explore how to make sure they are part of your performance management framework

“Should I stay, or should I go?” Making effective performance objectives part of one-to-one conversations can be a significant deciding factor for employees when they are faced with job opportunities elsewhere. Are they part of your performance management framework – or are poor objectives contributing to your employee turnover?

We are in the age of the Great Resignation. People (1 in 20, at the end of 2021) are quitting their jobs in record numbers, driven by a desire for a better work/life balance, less stress, more career progression and greater wellbeing. In short, people are looking for work that makes them happy.

Yet what makes an employee ‘happy’ differs from person to person. The importance of having the right conversations, that recognise every employee as an individual, is inarguable: in today’s climate, you cannot build a sustainable business model without taking a people-centric approach.