Sitting down and asking your report about their exit plan may seem like a daunting task, but it doesn’t have to be.
We’re all going to leave our job for one reason or another, and thinking through that eventuality is a valuable process. As a manager, it’s important that you know your reports’ perspectives on their eventual exit plans.
Why talking about exit plans is important
If you don’t know the reasons someone might leave your team, every departure is going to come as a surprise. On top of that, it’s much harder to mitigate the reasons a person might leave if you never know what they are.