Exploring Leadership Behaviors to Improve Employee Retention: 4 Best Practices

Jana Saab – Content Writer

The Best Workplaces in the GCC region win employee retention and satisfaction and high levels of productivity by prioritizing benefits, diversity and inclusion, equality, and communication.

No matter where the workplace is, it is about whom you work for.

“Great companies are great regardless of where they are; stop asking about the ‘where’ and start looking at the ‘what’, says Michael C. Bush, CEO of Great Place to Work®.

The success of these companies depends on their ability to create a supportive work environment, camaraderie, justice, and work-life balance.

Let’s delve into the top best practices to help you explore leadership behaviors that improve employee retention.

Listening to employees

Opening communication channels with employees boosts trust and comfortability in the workplace. Thus, employees feel that they can ask questions to their leaders easily. Successful leaders care about receiving feedback from their employees to enhance their performance.

The Great Place to Work® Trust Index© Survey shows that 88% of the employees in the Best Workplaces in the GCC region feel that they can discuss this with their managers.

Promoting diversity and inclusion

Create an environment where each person’s point of view is respected and valuable. Additionally, receiving various points of view aids in creating a diverse and inclusive work environment. As a result, this helps in leveraging new ways to retain employees and increase their productivity. Indeed, employees will feel that they belong in the workplace and are satisfied.

Acknowledging milestones

Seize the opportunity to celebrate employees’ achievements to keep them motivated and feel valuable. It also reveals the dedication and commitment of the company to developing loyalty among employees. Therefore, this creates a positive work environment in the workplace.

Providing competitive compensation and benefits

Employees feel valued when they are offered fair compensation and benefits. This results in creating a motivational workplace environment. In addition, people are more likely to be committed and loyal to their organization.

Greatness begins here

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