We’re 3 months in to 2017. 2016 was a pretty giant s*** show. This year is also starting out very shakily. As March will become April and before you get real deep into your product launches, repositions, new value props, etc here’s a round-up of the most interesting and most prominent management ideas in employee retention strategies for 2016. 

I read dozens of articles and spent countless hours so you don’t have to, from Harvard Business Review (here, here, here), FirstRound (here, here) Gallup (here), Medium, Deloitte (here, here), Pew Research Center, New York Times, etc. I’ve highlighted their key findings, summarized them, and laid them out like a gift, so you can craft your strategy using the best practices, resources, and case studies out there. Let’s get started.

Step 1. Your employee retention strategies should start from the start

Like everything, retaining employees is a process. It doesn’t start when you get word that someone wants to leave. It’s got an arc, starting with talent acquisition through to employee engagement and ends, eventually with exit interviews and offboarding.

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