C6: Exit and retention
Use when: Before a resignation, not after. Use these as stay conversations.
The questions
- What makes you want to stay here, and what makes you question it?
- What would need to change for you to see a strong future here over the next year?
- What skills or experiences do you want next, and how could we build a path to them here?
- Where do you feel underused or overused, and what would you like to do more or less of?
- If you ever decided to leave, what would likely be the reason, and is there anything we could address now?
Research basis
Nawaz 2022; Tupper and Ellis 2022; Gallo 2024; Edmondson 1999
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