Are you tired of watching your best people walk out the door? Have you spent hundreds of thousands of dollars recruiting and training someone, only to see them leave for a competitor who offered a slightly better title or more salary? What if 68% of employees leave for reasons that have nothing to do with money, and you could provide exactly what they're looking for?

Discover the proven framework to stop the revolving door on this special LinkedIn Live episode of the Work Positive Podcast. Dr. Joey Faucette unveils his groundbreaking R.E.T.A.I.N. framework, drawing from insights of eight remarkable Work Positive Podcast guests who transformed retention in industries from healthcare to blue-collar trades to global consulting. Listen as Dr. Joey explores:

☀️ Why proper onboarding alone increases retention by 50% and accelerates productivity by 60% ☀️ How empathetic leadership adds 2.5 years to how long employees picture staying with your company ☀️ The one question that predicts engagement six times better than any other metric (it's not about compensation) ☀️ Why culture fit reduces turnover by 20-30% and how to hire for it from Day One ☀️ How grace creates space for teams to identify what's broken and help fix it

Dr. Joey transforms how leaders think about retention by proving that people don't leave jobs, they leave feelings of being unseen, unheard, undervalued, disconnected, and purposeless.

🔑 Key Insight: "People don't leave jobs. They leave feelings. They leave feeling unseen, unheard, undervalued, disconnected, and purposeless. When you show people they matter and they belong, the financials follow. There's proof from research about how productivity is enhanced by 15-20% when employees are happier. When you focus on employee experiences, companies are four times more profitable."

💡 Your DOT (Do One Thing): Choose ONE element of the R.E.T.A.I.N. framework to implement this week:

• R: Take one long-term employee to coffee, avoid talking about work, and ask what made them decide to stay
• E: Stop using "why" and reframe questions as who, what, where, when, and how to avoid putting people on the defensive
• T: Have a conversation with each direct report about what they're passionate about outside of work
• A: Gather your leadership team and honestly answer "What is it really like to work here?"
• I: Answer who benefits when your organization succeeds besides shareholders
• N: Map out what a new employee experiences in their first 90 days and fix the gaps

The R.E.T.A.I.N. Framework:

• Realign to Retain
• Empathize to Lead with Heart
• Take It to the Limit
• Attract to Fit Culture
• Integrity to Structure
• Ninety Days to Roots

Featured Work Positive Podcast Guests:

• Darrin Tulley (diversity and performance)
• Rob Volpe (empathy and curious breath)
• Steve Salee (grace creates space)
• Leandro Cortelli (culture fit at Accenture)
• Matthew Hill (fresh eyes and vulnerability)
• Jeffrey Klubeck (The Integrity Game)
• Ryan Englin (terrible first day story)
• Chuck Cooper (CEO onboarding)

Connect with Dr. Joey Faucette:

• Get your FREE copy of "Stop the Revolving Door: How to R.E.T.A.I.N. Top Talent Today" on Kindle or by messaging Dr. Joey on LinkedIn
• Take the FREE Work Positive Culture Assessment at workpositive.today
• Message Dr. Joey on LinkedIn for personalized retention strategies

#StopTheRevolvingDoor #RETAIN #EmployeeRetention #CultureFit #EmpathyInLeadership #OnboardingMatters #CultureEatsStrategyForBreakfast #WorkPositive

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🔗 Stay connected with Dr. Joey Faucette:

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@workpositive7529
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjoeyfaucette/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WorkPositiveToday/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/workpositive.today/

📧 Know someone who'd make a great guest on the show? Email analiza@getpositive.today with your recommendation!

How well do your employees understand your organization's employee relations process? When they have a concern, do they know where to go, to whom to talk, and when? What happens when your ER function becomes the strategic hub that informs all of HR instead of just playing whack-a-mole every day?

Discover the transformative power of strategic employee relations on this episode of the Work Positive Podcast with Dr. Joey Faucette and Margarita Ramos. Margarita is an employee relations leader from Northern Virginia whose origin story begins with translating for her Puerto Rican mother in the 1950s and protecting her from unkindness. That experience shaped her practice of leading with empathy and ensuring people feel seen and heard. When ER is done correctly, it becomes a window into culture shifts and the nexus that drives engagement across the organization. Listen as Margarita explores:

☀️ Why employee relations has a unique window into culture and shifts happening in real time ☀️ How to move from whack-a-mole reactive mode to strategic, collaborative problem-solving ☀️ The critical importance of investigator neutrality and avoiding dual relationships ☀️ What the $11.5 million SHRM settlement teaches about investigator training and impartiality ☀️ Why younger generations are coming forward about neurodivergence and expecting accommodation

Margarita transforms how leaders think about employee relations by proving that when done correctly, ER drives culture, informs talent development, and creates fairness and transparency across the organization.

🔑 Key Insight: "Employee relations has a window into the culture, into the shifts in the culture. Whatever issues are happening in society spill over into the workplace. Instead of playing whack-a-mole, zoom out and consider what other areas of HR would want to know the information that we in ER are seeing. This isn't an HR problem, it's an organizational issue. When people come to ER, they should feel like they were seen and heard."

💡 Your DOT (Do One Thing): Look at your control environment from an HR compliance perspective. This includes the policies and practices that address how employees raise concerns in your organization. Make sure those policies are legally sound. Hire the right people for your ER function. Ensure your ER function is not compromised when conducting investigations. Apply discipline consistently whether the subject is in the C-suite or not. Track metrics so you can tell a story to business leaders and demonstrate consistency. You cannot do this work successfully and transparently if you're not tracking it with a case management system.

Connect with Margarita Ramos:

• Connect with Margarita on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/margarita-ramos/
• Read her article about the $11.5 million SHRM settlement and key lessons for ER professionals https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-recent-shrm-verdict-teaches-us-building-scalable-ramos-jd-cwoie/?trackingId=M7TeQFl8TrqZFed0MvMIYA%3D%3D
• Learn how to build strategic ER functions that drive culture and engagement

#EmployeeRelations #ERStrategy #InvestigatorNeutrality #WorkplaceFairness #CultureNexus #MetricsAndAccountability #CultureEatsStrategyForBreakfast #WorkPositive

🎙️ Love the Work Positive Podcast? Please leave a review on iTunes to help others discover how to grow people and profits with a positive work culture!

🔗 Stay connected with Dr. Joey Faucette:

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@workpositive7529
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjoeyfaucette/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WorkPositiveToday/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/workpositive.today/

📧 Know someone who'd make a great guest on the show? Email analiza@getpositive.today with your recommendation!

Does your work culture just happen, growing on its own until you hardly recognize it? Or do you intentionally design your work culture, building an environment that works well for everyone? What would change if you created the right space and simply let the right people be attracted to what you're building? Transform your approach to culture creation on this episode of the Work Positive Podcast with Dr. Joey Faucette and Emily Berliner. Emily is the founder and COO of Ebo Consulting Inc. from Alaska, specializing in management coaching, startup support, and helping small businesses optimize operations. After meeting a contractor who insisted on weekly meetings, Emily's entire perspective on work culture transformed, leading her to develop a "culture by design" approach that's now transforming how her team works together. Listen as Emily explores:

☀️ Why recognition is so underrated and how simple acknowledgment changes everything ☀️ How creating the right space attracts the right people who fit your culture perfectly ☀️ The power of walking the talk with integrity and values alignment ☀️ Why work-life integration acknowledgment builds loyalty and reciprocity ☀️ How getting out of your own head and adapting as a leader creates breakthrough results

Emily transforms how leaders think about culture by proving that intentional design beats accidental development every time, and that the simplest acts of recognition create the biggest shifts.

🔑 Key Insight: "I guarantee you that if you create the space for it, you will attract the right fits and it'll work for you. It's just providing the space and the encouragement and the trust and that integrity. Recognition is so underrated. We're not talking about giving them an award and a big certificate. We're talking acknowledge their presence, thanking people for a good email. How much does that take? Absolutely nothing."

💡 Your DOT (Do One Thing): Start appreciating and recognizing the people around you in your work environment. If you have teams or team members, acknowledge their presence. Thank someone for a good email. Stand in the kitchen grabbing coffee and say, "You did a great presentation earlier, just wanted to let you know," then walk away. Start from the bottom, get your leadership aligned, make sure work-life integration is in place, and your team will be the happiest team.

Connect with Emily Berliner:

• Visit eboconsultinginc.com to explore services, resources, podcast links, and professional referrals
• Book a discovery session to discuss business development, startup formation, or branding
• Download simple business documents from the resources page
• Connect with Emily on LinkedIn

#CultureByDesign #Recognition #WorkLifeIntegration #IntentionalCulture #SmallBusinessSupport #LeadershipAdaptation #CultureEatsStrategyForBreakfast #WorkPositive

🎙️ Love the Work Positive Podcast? Please leave a review on iTunes to help others discover how to grow people and profits with a positive work culture!

🔗 Stay connected with Dr. Joey Faucette:

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@workpositive7529
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjoeyfaucette/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WorkPositiveToday/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/workpositive.today/

📧 Know someone who'd make a great guest on the show? Email analiza@getpositive.today with your recommendation!