People's energy in the workplace is key to staff retention

Thursday, December 15, 2016 - 10:31 in Mathematics & Economics

People who energize their work colleagues are less likely to voluntarily leave an organization – unless they are high performers, suggests new research. The work suggests that being fired is not necessarily down to poor performance or not being a good fit; it may be because an individual dampens the energy of those around them. These findings could help companies to reduce their staff turnover, which represents a huge cost both in terms of replacing people and organizational performance.

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