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Ep159: Friction-Causing Jolts Making Your Employees Quit

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HR Stories Podcast - A Lesson in Every Story!
Ep159: Friction-Causing Jolts Making Your Employees Quit
Apr 21, 2026
John Thalheimer, MS Org Leadership and Chuck Simikian, SPHR, SHRM-SCP

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When your employees experience moments of friction that make them question their relationship with their job or the company they work for, you want to make sure there's enough "love in the tank" to sustain their relationship with the job. How do you get ahead of these moments of friction to make sure the overall satisfaction in the job outweighs the frustrations they encounter?

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