Why Employees Really Quit and What Leaders Can Do

By Jonathan H. Westover, PhDAbstract: This article examines the key psychological and organizational factors that lead employees to voluntarily resign from their jobs based on scholarly research literature. The four main push factors that topped multiple studies are lack of growth and development opportunities, poor leadership and management, lack of autonomy and meaningful work, and an unfavorable work environment and culture. To combat unwanted turnover, the article outlines actions leaders ca