The Human Side of Retention: Why Compensation Alone Won’t Make People Stay with Greg Roche

Episode notes

Welcome to a brand new episode of Voice Activated: Tuning Employee Insights At Work. Our host Sean Fitzpatrick, CEO of TalentMap, is joined by Greg Roche, founder of Retention Rewards and longtime Total Rewards leader. Today, we explore why people leave long before they resign, why counteroffers rarely work, and how simple, intentional conversations across the organization can create the kind of culture people don’t want to leave. What You’ll Learn: Why do people leave months before they resign How internal networking boosts retention and mobility Why counteroffers fail and what to do instead The five-step playbook for building a relationship-first culture How listening (not surveys) becomes a core leadership skill Why retention is a systems problem, not a one-time fix Greg Roche is the founder of Retention Rewards and creator of The Introverted Networker, a coaching platform helping people build authentic connections at work. With more than 20 years of experience leading Total Rewards strategies through mergers, transformations, and growth phases, Greg has served in roles across compensation, benefits, and HR analytics.

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