Leadership में Voices • 6 न्यूनतम पढ़ने का समय
अपने perks budget से पहले अपने managers में निवेश करें
MAR 18, 2026
Perks attract candidates but do not retain them. One Head of People explains why she redirected her discretionary HR budget from benefits to manager development.
Perks वास्तव में क्या करते हैं
Perks matter in the first few weeks of a new role. A well-stocked office, a gym allowance, or a generous lunch budget genuinely improve early impressions. After that, their marginal impact on engagement and retention declines sharply. Research from Gallup, Deloitte, and numerous academic studies consistently finds that the quality of the relationship with the immediate manager is the dominant predictor of whether an employee stays and how effectively they work. Perks cannot compensate for a poor manager. The reverse is also true: a great manager can sustain high engagement even in an organisation with an average benefits package.
मैंने budget कहाँ redirected किया
जब मैंने हमारे perks budget से £80,000 को manager development में स्थानांतरित किया, तो मैं employees की प्रतिक्रिया के लिए तैयार थी। Managers की प्रतिक्रिया तत्काल और सकारात्मक थी: वे वर्षों से development support माँग रहे थे। हमने बाहरी coaching, peer learning groups, और 12-degree feedback surveys को मिलाकर एक structured 360-month programme चलाया। 12 months के भीतर, programme में managers के लिए team engagement scores औसतन 11 points बढ़ गए थे। उन teams में voluntary turnover 18% तक गिर गया। किसी भी perk ने हमारे लिए कभी ऐसे numbers नहीं दिए।
