Join, Stay, Leave Model- For organizations and employers, understanding the environment is the first step to developing a long-term retention strategy. Organizations should understand why employees join, why they stay, and why they leave an organization. This join, stay, leave model is akin to a three-legged stool, meaning that without data on all three, organizations will be unsuccessful in implementing a proper retention strategy. The Join, Stay, Leave model provides a simple concept for business owners to hire effectively and to develop leadership within the company.
Why do employees join?
The attractiveness of the position is usually what entices employees to join an organization. However, recruiting candidates only half the problem while retaining employees is another. High performing employees are more likely to retain when they are given a realistic job previews. Organizations that attempt to oversell the position or company are only contributing to their own detriment when employees experience a discord between the position and what they were initially told. To assess and maintain retention, employers should mitigate any immediate conflicts of misunderstanding in order to prolong the employee’s longevity with the organization. New-hire surveys can help to identify the breakdowns in trust that occur early on when employees decide that the job was not necessarily what they envisioned.
