--- title: How to Solve Employee Turnover in 7 Words description: There's a 7-word employee retention strategy most companies never use. 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That one thing is never on the agenda. Because it's not a department. It's a person. Running a shift. Right now. There is a 7-word retention strategy most companies overlook. And it's so simple. The exit interview data will never point you to it. And you won't find it in a management meeting. The answer is in this week's video — along with why the person causing your turnover problem is never in that room when you're looking for them.     A CareFull Supervisor — one who is FULL of Care for the people they lead — is developed, not promoted and hoped for. That's what the PeopleWork Supervisor Academy builds. 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