How to get people to resign
Without torching the organisation or losing your best employees
The gut reaction that a manager has when an employee announces their resignation is telling. Sometimes it is genuine dismay: the person leaving is a star. Sometimes disappointment is mixed with irritation at having to recruit and train a replacement. And sometimes it is relief: the HR equivalent of a pebble being removed from your shoe.
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