๐งญ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ: ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ต ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒยฎ โ ๐จ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ
What really drives employee engagement and retention in 2025?
Hint: Itโs not just pay. And itโs definitely not ping pong tables.
Fifteen years ago, I developed a framework based on 5,000+ exit interviews that identified the real reasons people stay, thrive – or leave. I called them the ๐ต ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒยฎ.
Since then, Iโve pressure-tested this model against every major shift in the workplace – from the rise of remote work to the impact of AI. And hereโs the kicker: the fundamentals havenโt changed. But the context has.
In this weekโs LinkedIn Newsletter, I break down each of the 9 Currencies – what they mean today, how theyโve evolved since Covid, and what leaders need to do now to re-engage a workforce thatโs clearer (and choosier) than ever.
๐ We also look at fresh data from the 2025 Edelman Trust Barometer, which shows a sharp decline in trust – even in employers.
๐๐โ๐ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐, ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ.
This edition shows you how.
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The Never-Fail Recipe for Employee Retention in 2025
Kim Seeling Smith
Kim Seeling Smith is an international speaker, trainer, coach, mentor and author on Career Management and Employee Retention issues. Through her company, Ignite Global, Kim helps organizations build healthy work environments and increase employee engagement and productivity in our digitally connected, globally oriented world.
Kim Seeling Smith
Kim Seeling Smith is an international speaker, trainer, coach, mentor and author on Career Management and Employee Retention issues. Through her company, Ignite Global, Kim helps organizations build healthy work environments and increase employee engagement and productivity in our digitally connected, globally oriented world.
