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by Michael Kassner

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If you could tell managers what actions they should avoid in order to retain their best people, what would those be? What are some of the things your past managers did that compelled you to leave a job? As a manager yourself, do you have any sage advice to offer?

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by punkie

As a manager, I have found that respecting your subs and their opinions go a long way. People that feel wanted and needed tend to stick around.

by bill.poling

We tend to believe money is the reason our quality employees are leaving. Many times, salary is not the issue. Boredom, lack of satisfaction, or even a stifling manager who wants to micro manage every aspect of the department could be the number 1reason. Give your department some guidelines, some vague some strict, and let your department work within them. Change the guidelines as needed, but not every day. There are very intelligent and creative people in our field who are not driven by the paycheck.

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