HR exec shares his 5 top tips for managing during the Great Resignation

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The Great Resignation is far from over, and while many employers feel helpless to stop it, hiring managers better suited for this new workforce is something they can control. 

In March alone, 4.5 million people quit their jobs, according to Jon Greenawalt, SVP of customer transformation at software company 15Five, who spoke at Tuesday’s From Day One conference in New York. And those high employee turnover rates have cost the U.S. economy $223 billion in employee capital.

A good modern manager knows how to build strong relationships with their employees by engaging them in intentional conversation. 

“Open up your one-on-ones and your team meetings with five minutes of ‘How are you doing? How’s your life? What’s going on?’” Greenawalt said. “Work-life separation is a myth. We are all a whole person. My work life is going to impact my home life, and my home life is going to impact my workplace. It’s all one and the same.”

Paola Peralta
Associate Editor

Paola Peralta is an Associate Editor at Employee Benefit News and has been with the team for five years. She is a proud UCF journalism graduate who got her start through a Dow Jones News Fund … Read full bio


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