81 The Facts You Need on Retention Practice, practice, practice! When sales managers reinforced sales training, retention increased by up to 63%. This is not fluff! Unhappy and disengaged workers cost the U.S. between $483 and $605 Billion in lost productivity each year. Match talent to task for big returns! People who use their strengths every day are SIX TIMES more likely to be engaged in their jobs and will have 12.5% higher productivity. Can you prevent this turnover? 40-50% of millennials are looking to leave their jobs in the next 12 months. The #1 reason is they don't feel like their employers are investing in them. Engaged employees create engaged customers! Companies with engaged employees experience a 26% greater annual increase in revenue and 233% greater customer loyalty. Sources: Gallup annual report 2018, Deloitte Millennial Survey, Culture Amp, Ventana Research, Bersin by Deloitte, State of the American Workplace Report Gallup 2017, forbes.com, Predictive Index People Management Survey. Take time to notice what they're doing right! Organizations focused on employee engagement and effective recognition enjoy 31% lower turnover. Start from day one. 53% of HR professionals report that employee engagement rises when onboarding is improved. Up your culture! Highly engaged organizations are 17% more productive and 31% more profitable than organizations with low engagement. C'mon America! You can do better than that. 33% of American workers are engaged at work vs. 70% of workers at the world's best organizations. Good news! 77% of regrettable turnover is preventable with a clear career path, strong management, and increased work life balance. People join a company but they leave a boss... 77% of people with bad managers say they'll look to leave their companies in the next 12 months.