Comments on: What To Do When People Keep Leaving

By: Greg Cart

Greg Cart — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:06:56 +0000

You need to have a back-up plan just in case something might happen. In this way, the ongoing project will continue to move even if you lose your contractor. Simply, having a system can give you enough time to seek for another contractor.

By: dizi ozeti oku

dizi ozeti oku — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:49:05 +0000

thank you…
specially for a small business as mine it is hard to also hire a trainer for new people. Anyways thanks for the interesting article!

By: غرائب

غرائب — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 23:22:29 +0000

The only key to make your people stay in your place is to offer them good compensation and growth within in your company. Most people are demotivated because of these two reasons.

By: Josh Stu

Josh Stu — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 04:56:00 +0000

The only key to make your people stay in your place is to offer them good compensation and growth within in your company. Most people are demotivated because of these two reasons.

By: Kingston Centre

Kingston Centre — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:14:04 +0000

Awesome article post. Really its true that for now, finding an affordable trainer can be a challenge for small, virtual businesses. People changes their jobs in short span of time for high salary. But if we can restrict them with few restrict rules and regulations.

By: bookshelvesfurniture.net

bookshelvesfurniture.net — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:01:04 +0000

I agree a high turn-over for a small business can be very stressful and frustrating. I believe nowadays people are deciding what jobs to keep and lose according to their financial situation. I found out that having one employee learn maybe 2-3 positions within in the business can be very helpful for times like this.

By: Sam Reiki

Sam Reiki — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 02:15:11 +0000

It’s just a matter of opportunity and trust available for them. If they think they can find more better opportunity than what you’re actually offering that will surely result to a career advancement on their part.

By: Ed Roach

Ed Roach — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:48:16 +0000

I think it comes with time. Myself, I’ve been in business over 25 years. I watch professionalism and attitude from the first contact. If for ANY reason, I have to question their behavior, I typically look for other alternatives. I also make it a point of paying my bills and being completely honest in regard to what is expected of them. One thing I am proud of is my suppliers and their trust in my brand.

By: JackM

JackM — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 22:24:26 +0000

Most workers stick with you for a long time in order to improve their strengths. Once a great opportunity knocks on their door, they will surely go out of your vicinity and entertain this new path towards success. I think it’s normal. Unless you can find ways to make them stay for you.

By: Heaven

Heaven — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:49:31 +0000

I guess what would make an employee like me to stay in his company is to have an adequate and fair salary. Then secondly, moral support and recognition. That’s it. Take it from me because I am an employee myself.

By: Lynette Chandler

Lynette Chandler — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:24:14 +0000

Hi Jorgen, no. I think this is somewhat an inherent problem with hiring contractors vs employees. One of them hurt his hands so bad he can’t type -he’s a programmer. Quite hard to program like that. The other had very personal family problems – life getting in the way. I doubt anything I offered would have kept them.

By: Jorgen @ Personal Branding

Jorgen @ Personal Branding — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:25:32 +0000

Have you tried putting loyalty bonuses in place? Could potentially keep people in the job a bit longer.

By: Lynette Chandler

Lynette Chandler — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 21:40:20 +0000

Hey Alex, it is true that for now, finding an affordable trainer can be a challenge for small, virtual businesses. However, I also think when we learn something it might be a good thing to share that with our assistants. Plus, when you need to train your help with any technical stuff, you can always head over to TechBasedTraining

By: Lynette Chandler

Lynette Chandler — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 21:36:01 +0000

Yes I agree there is no way around this. Because hey, that’s life. People’s priorities change, their focus changes… life changes. But yeah I think self-learning is going to be a big part since more and more companies are embracing a virtual work force.

By: Alex@Pferdehaftpflicht

Alex@Pferdehaftpflicht — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 21:33:02 +0000

I just started with outsourcing small parts of my business but I can say that it really takes some to show people exactly how you want something done. Now since I am new to this nobody left me yet but I can see how than can be incredibly annoying.

Especially for a small business as mine it is hard to also hire a trainer for new people. Anyways thanks for the interesting article!

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 21:07:41 +0000

Aside from really stepping up your employee retention efforts, there’s no way around the problem. The modular train-the-trainer system is proven, though I suspect that a set of smartly-made tutorial screencasts might be the future, especially for a distributed workforce.