People leave an employer for many reasons; primarily, this tends to be for career advancement, a career change that may also include starting their own business, or for personal reasons such as to care for a dependent or to have some time off. Undoubtedly, someone may also leave due to team culture and fit issues. There has recently been a lot of this, often titled “the great resignation” whatever the reasons are, there are, of course, lessons to be learnt by the organisation, and this is usually when it comes to the exit consultation and analysis.
We accept that it is inevitable that employees will come and go, some after six months, others after decades, and for many different reasons, as stated. However, this should not stop you from celebrating them leaving! It is common practice now that many businesses commonly announce recruits -welcome new staff on internal platforms, newsletters and even write up a press release depending on the position and personal brand of the person and celebrating recruits is an accepted practise; what is not is celebrating leavers.
There are many good reasons why business leaders should celebrate an employee leaving; I’m just going to mention three:
Company culture is nurtured and maintained by how we do things and behave. Team members develop personal connections and bond with each other during their term of employment. We have all heard the saying that people spend more time with their work colleagues than their family.
The way a business does things is essential – our focus at our company for the celebration is the person’s contribution to our work and other colleagues and their impact. Every employee’s leaving plan should be different and considers the individual personality. At our business, each departure generally is marked with a celebration of some sort, as said this could be a team lunch, a leader with the company giving a thank-you-for-your-service speech, amongst many other ways.
We all trust family, friends, and peers to help us make important decisions, including career moves. An ex-team member can often become a great ambassador and, therefore, a more significant marketing impact that will help further increase brand awareness and confidence in your organisation’s network within the industry.
Employees who have worked for the business sometimes come back, which can be a positive thing – this happens more often than before and has commonly been called ‘Boomerang Employees’. ‘Boomerang Eemployment’ is a growing trend, thanks to social media posts and awareness that helps people stay in contact over time; often, they may not come back in the same role but could come back in a different position, team or even as contractor/supplier. When this happens, there is a significant advantage in time, money, and performance.
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