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Median Tenure
Median years of service for active employees
How it’s computed
MEDIAN(years_of_service)
What the evidence shows
Evidence (effect sizes, priors, validity) is syncing from Principia.
What this metric can show you
Median Tenure can tell roughly 25 pre-built stories — each a designed scene the data either confirms or it doesn’t. Bring your numbers and the Story Finder runs every one of these shapes against them.
specific to workforce composition
{mover} is becoming a bigger share of who you are
workforce-composition · T1
{mover} is fading from the mix
workforce-composition · T1
A few people hold the whole network together
org-networks · T1
One unit is over-managed
workforce-composition · T1
Spans are stretched thin in one corner
workforce-composition · T1
The mix is holding steady
workforce-composition · T1
The organization you have isn't the one you had
workforce-composition · T1
universal shapes — any single metric can take these
A few large values are doing the talking
any focus · T1
A one-time event, not a trend
any focus · T1
It doesn't track — the premise is false
any focus · T1
It's concentrated — one group stands apart
any focus · T1
Scenes are pre-built; your data is the toggle. Browse the full deck or watch one play end-to-end in The Quiet Exodus.
Run it on your data
This metric is computed in the People Analytics Toolbox on your own numbers. See pricing — posted, no quotes.
sources: toolbox:metrics-catalog
What the literature says
The measurement literature behind this signal — sourced, so you can defend it.
“(8)According to a study by Culture Amp on retention intention at Box, a worker’s pay or relationship with his boss matters far less than how connected the worker feels to his team. (9) Corporate Culture’s impact on Attrition Research have shown that there is a relationship…”
— Predictive HR Analyticsmatch 60%
“6 in 10 employees indicate that they know what is expected of them at work, but if that ratio can be increased to 8 in 10, your business can achieve a 14% reduction in staff turnover and a 7% increase in productivity. (6) Engagement A study by Praful Tickoo, the head of people…”
— People Analytics Text Mining with Rmatch 58%
“Figure 4-4 uses the following five ranges: Tenure =< 1 Year1 Year to 2.9 Years3 Years to 4.9 Years5 Years to 9.9 Years10+ YearsDepending on whether you’re working in Excel or SQL (a database querying language) or another data environment, the formula is different. You also…”
— People Analytics For Dummiesmatch 52%
Resources: Predictive HR Analytics · People Analytics Text Mining with R · People Analytics For Dummies