The Futureview® Factor: A Blueprint for Employee Retention

Daniel Burrus
6 min readSep 28, 2023

Attracting and retaining the best employees are two completely different concepts. Hiring the best is usually a streamlined process of seeking out the most qualified and skilled individuals and getting them to view your organization as a positive workplace to be in.

But after hiring is complete, it is their turn to interview you, in a way. They finally get to see what is behind the front door at your organization. Hiring the best employee for the job is one thing, but retaining the best employee for the job is a whole other arena in the business world.

Yes, each of these instances may be difficult, but it is arguable that retention has become the bigger of the challenges.

The Great Resignation of 2020

During the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, we experienced what is now known as “the Great Resignation.”

On the surface, thousands upon thousands of employees left their jobs for various reasons. But one of the most pervading feelings behind many resigning from their roles was that those individuals took a defining moment in human history, a global pandemic, to search for something offering more personal fulfillment.

Recruiting, training, and benefits can cost $1,500 per employee turnover — a hefty chunk of…

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Daniel Burrus

#1 Bestselling Author, Global Futurist, Innovation Expert and Keynote Speaker. One of the World’s Leading Futurists on Global Trends and Innovation.