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Regrettable Turnover
Voluntary departures of high-performing employees
How it’s computed
COUNT(regrettable_terms) / COUNT(voluntary_terms)
What the evidence shows
Evidence (effect sizes, priors, validity) is syncing from Principia.
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 · principia:metrics
What the literature says
The measurement literature behind this signal — sourced, so you can defend it.
“Avoidable Voluntary: Admittedly, all exits are either voluntary or involuntary, but it’s possible to break down the voluntary exits a bit further. You can call an exit an Avoidable Voluntary if the employee voluntarily exits the company of their own choice and free will and…”
— People Analytics For Dummiesmatch 63%
“Even though the number of people who actually quit was small, many others were definitely cranky and were dusting off their résumés and perusing online job ads. If the pay cut had been deeper or more prolonged, others would have jumped ship, and I would have been among them. Is…”
— Strategic Compensation Talentmatch 62%
“The story of why we stay: A review of job embeddedness. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, 1, 199-216. http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1146/annurev-orgpsych-031413-091244 Lee, T. H., Gerhart, B., Weller, I., & Trevor, C. (2008). Understanding voluntary…”
— One Hundred Years of Attrition Research 2017 Ocrmatch 59%
Resources: People Analytics For Dummies · Strategic Compensation Talent · One Hundred Years of Attrition Research 2017 Ocr