How’s Your Relationship with Your Managers? The Impact of Strong Supervisor-Employee Relationships on Turnover

Abstract

More than ever, organizations are facing the growing challenge of maintaining strong talent as employees are leaving jobs quicker than ever before. Many approaches have been taken to help tackle the problem of employee turnover; however, the question still remains, what is the best method for keeping employees happy and engaged enough to stay? Recent research has shown that strong supervisor-employee relationships could be the solution. For decades researchers and organizational leaders alike have sought to find solutions to the growing problem of employee turnover. In a culture of transience and low commitment, corporations are struggling more than ever to find ways to retain top talent and avoid the cyclical process of replacing employees. Turnover dramatically impacts the bottom line as additional resources have to be allocated to recruitment, selection, and the training of new employees. Additionally, changeover within organizations has the potential to unsettle social networks and decrease productivity as teams adjust to the shift of losing key players and onboarding new coworkers.