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Type Journal Article
Scope Discipline-based scholarship
Title To Retain Employees, Support Their Passions Outside Work
Organization Unit
Authors
  • Lauren Howe
  • Jon Jachimowicz
  • Jochen Menges
Item Subtype Original Work
Refereed Yes
Status Published in final form
Language
  • English
Journal Title Harvard Business Review
Publisher Harvard Business School Publishing
Geographical Reach international
ISSN 0017-8012
Page Range online
Date 2022
Abstract Text With more and more people quitting, leaders need to find new ways to boost retention. One under-recognized way to keep employees on board is to give them the flexibility and resources they need to pursue their out-of-work passions. Drawing on their research, the authors offer practical strategies for creating “passion opportunities” so that you can attract and retain employees who want to pursue their passions outside of work. Beyond simply providing employees with flexibility, leaders need to make sure that employees feel comfortable actually using this flexibility. Given longstanding ideas about the “ideal worker,” or the notion prevalent in the U.S. that a good employee is one who dedicates their time and energy solely to work, embracing non-work passions requires igniting a mindset shift, including explicit endorsement from leaders.
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Official URL https://hbr.org/2022/03/to-retain-employees-support-their-passions-outside-work
Other Identification Number merlin-id:23496
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