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Steve Pratt's avatar

Thank you again, for another thought provoking topic. An interesting point was the overstaffed organizations face a higher than normal turnover rate.

Could the higher turnover rate for both the over and leaner staffed organizations be based upon the lack of a culture of relationship building at all levels of leadership? If too many people aren't engaged enough, and too few people are disengaging due to feeling overworked, and both groups are leaving or worse, "quietly quitting." It seems to me, leadership (not management) should stop and look inward, and begin to ask the hard questions and implement the hard answers, in order to adjust the course of the "ship." As a whole, I don't think we are willing to do that, because it would have to take humility, on the part of all parties.

Thanks again and be safe.

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Bob Price's avatar

I believe that you cannot make a direct correlation between number of staff and getting a job done well. Everything hinges on the people you have and how you manage and treat them. I understand that there is a connection between leaner organizations and productivity, and I would submit that it is because dead wood has been weeded out to get to the best employees to do the job.

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