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Reduce employee turnover

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Ranked by overall score (1-10), the average of Impact, Feasibility, Cost to implement (lower is better, flipped).

  1. Map Exit Patterns by Manager

    8.7

    Compare 12-month regretted attrition across teams to identify leadership hotspots before selecting interventions.

    Impact 8/10Feasibility 9/10Cost to implement 2/10 (lower is better)
    • Adjust for Team Mix

      7.7

      Compare managers within similar roles, tenure bands, and locations to avoid mistaking workforce composition for leadership effects.

      Impact 8/10Feasibility 7/10Cost to implement 3/10 (lower is better)
    • Code Exit Interview Themes

      7.7

      Tag anonymized comments by manager and theme to reveal recurring leadership behaviors behind regretted departures.

      Impact 6/10Feasibility 8/10Cost to implement 2/10 (lower is better)
    • Test Manager Clustering

      6.7

      Use confidence intervals or a control chart to distinguish persistent hotspots from random variation in small teams.

      Impact 7/10Feasibility 6/10Cost to implement 4/10 (lower is better)
  2. Benchmark First-Year Attrition

    7.7

    Separate departures within 90 days, six months, and one year to expose hiring or onboarding mismatches.

    Impact 7/10Feasibility 8/10Cost to implement 3/10 (lower is better)
    • Compare 90-Day Cohorts by Source

      8.3

      Contrast referrals, job boards, and agencies to identify channels producing early mismatches.

      Impact 8/10Feasibility 8/10Cost to implement 2/10 (lower is better)
    • Check Onboarding Access Delays

      8.3

      Measure days until hires receive required systems and equipment; correlate delays with 90-day exits.

      Impact 6/10Feasibility 9/10Cost to implement 1/10 (lower is better)
    • Audit Role Preview Accuracy

      7.3

      Compare job-posting claims with new hires’ first-month duties and flag material gaps.

      Impact 7/10Feasibility 7/10Cost to implement 3/10 (lower is better)
  3. Track Workload and Overtime

    6.7

    Review overtime hours, vacancy duration, and missed breaks by team to detect burnout-linked departures.

    Impact 7/10Feasibility 7/10Cost to implement 5/10 (lower is better)
    • Flag Repeated Double Shifts

      8.0

      Alert when a team member works back-to-back shifts twice within fourteen days.

      Impact 8/10Feasibility 8/10Cost to implement 3/10 (lower is better)
    • Estimate Vacancy Coverage Load

      6.3

      Compare scheduled staffing with workload volume to reveal teams absorbing unfilled roles.

      Impact 7/10Feasibility 6/10Cost to implement 5/10 (lower is better)
    • Validate Break-Punch Accuracy

      6.3

      Compare time-clock break records with random shift observations to catch inaccurate compliance data.

      Impact 5/10Feasibility 7/10Cost to implement 4/10 (lower is better)
  4. Measure Internal Mobility

    6.3

    Track qualified applicants who leave after denied transfers or promotions to reveal blocked career paths.

    Impact 6/10Feasibility 6/10Cost to implement 4/10 (lower is better)
  5. Audit Pay Compression

    5.7

    Compare incumbent salaries with new-hire offers and local market rates to find avoidable pay-driven exits.

    Impact 8/10Feasibility 6/10Cost to implement 8/10 (lower is better)

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