Retention driver assessment

Do you talk to your employees about their personal interests?

Do you feel that your employees’ job responsibilities reflect their personal interests?

Have you ever made adjustments to your employees’ job responsibilities based on their personal interests?

Do you have confidence in your employees’ ability to perform?

How often do you ask for your employees’ opinions on work-related matters?

Do you find it easy to yield important decisions to your employees?

Does your organization have an established ethics code or policy?

Do you feel that your organization is run in an ethical manner?

Do you feel that your employees perform their job duties in an ethical manner?

Does your organization have an established rewards and recognition program?

Do you frequently and consistently recognize your employees for good performance?

Do you feel that your top performers are appropriately rewarded?

Does your organization have a program to identify inefficient supervisors including a component to improve their performance?

Does your organization have a required supervisory/managerial training program?

Does your organization embed supervisory/managerial goals and competencies in its performance management program?

Does your organization have a formal program that encourages employees and their subordinates to prepare development plans?

If yes, how often are development plans updated?

Do most employees in your organization participate in development activities each year?

What portion of your organization’s employees has formal career development plans in place?

If yes, how often are career development plans updated? (yearly, upon request, seldom)

Does your organization have a mentoring program in place to guide employees in their career development?

Do you offer your high performing employees work options such as teleworking or flexible work hours?

Do you expect your employees to work or travel on the weekends?

Do you recognize the importance of work/life balance and its contribution to employee wellness?

Do you publicize the great work of your agency and its people?

Do you believe you should not have fun in the workplace?

Do your employees refer their friends and acquaintances for vacant positions in your agency?