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The Human Factor Behind Employee Retention: Why Job Embeddedness Beats Perks

The Human Factor Behind Employee Retention: Why Job Embeddedness Beats Perks Issue 227, August 28, 2025 We’ve been solving the wrong problem. Organizations are spending billions on yoga studios, free meals, and basketball courts while their best talent walks out the door anyway. U.S. median job tenure sits at just four years. For employees aged 25-34, it’s a mere 2.7 years. According to Axios, small businesses face the highest churn rates and must pay an estimated 20% of an average…

Belonging Matters

Belonging Matters Issue 136, November 23, 2023 The most fundamental motivation among the human species is to belong.  Belonging is implicit in sharing trust, affinity and caring about someone or something bigger than yourself. Renown philosopher Dan Dennett in a TED talk in 2006 encouraged everyone to dedicate and devote themselves to something more important than themselves to find meaning and purpose in their lives. We’ll let you draw your own conclusions whether the audience of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and…

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