Exit, Stage Left?

 

No, no, I promise this is not one of those HR articles that beats up on PMs! All I want you to do is ask yourself--with all of those behavioral interview techniques aside--do you know what your next hire wants from their manager? What type of team do they work best within, and under what type of management style? Do you know how your current team sees you as a manager? And finally, do you realize that if you don't know the answer to any of these questions, those exit interview answers may just be right on target.

Retention. The word itself in the human resources world speaks volumes. The company works very hard and invests thousands of dollars to locate and hire top talent and keep them on staff. Sounds succinct and to the point, doesn't it? But the fact of the matter is, your ideal candidate may be the perfect fit technically, but how will they work under your management style? The most frequent reason for leaving that employees give during exit interviews and employee polls is their current management.

I can hear the groans already: "Here we go again. It is all the PMs fault, right?" That is not at all what I am saying. There may be absolutely nothing wrong with your management style. After all, there is more than one way to manage people. Your style may even change depending upon the different circumstances created by pressures to complete a project or when there is a …

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