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There Is Substantial Turnover Of Staff In One Location
Oct 03,2007 00:00
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There Is Substantial Turnover Of Staff In One Location
In one project we were involved with there were 4 countries
involved. There was virtually no turnover in 2 countries. There was some
turnover (about 25%) in another. However, in the fourth there was over 50%
turnover. This was due to the labor market in the area. It was also due to weak
local management.
Employees were really turned off. The project could not address
the local management problem except to bring this to management’s attention. The
approach was to construct the project so that the work in the country was of
very limited scope. Work was transferred to other locations.
Impact
The direct impact of turnover is to create a shortage of
resources to the project. Knowledge is lost. Experience is lost. The project
work in the location can grind to a halt.
Prevention
Before starting the
project carry out a review of the management and employee turnover in the
locations of the project. If you find one problem location, then you need to
carefully consider what work is assigned to the location. When you organize the
project in the location, you should mete sure most tasks are jointly performed.
This will give you backup in the event of loss of staff. You should institute
short tasks and milestones.
Action
If you find that there is a turnover problem, then you
should go to the location and start managing it directly. Hands-on management
can give you more information. It also reveals to the employees how important
their involvement in the project is. Another step is to reorganize the work in
the project there along the lines discussed above.
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