A low employee retention rate is often not due to a bad company; it is often more likely due to a bad manager. Shocking it may be, but often managers overlook the influence they can have on the engagement rate of their team members. 

As a manager, you understand the importance of growth in the team members you are responsible for. But you need to equally realize and acknowledge your own need for growth, setting a standard and an example for your team to follow. 

But how does a manager's growth determine the level at which their team will grow? Well, to answer that question, let's take a look at a few reasons below. 

Leading by Example and Creating a Learning Culture 

As a manager, when you continuously strive to grow and develop through training etc., you lead by example. Your willingness to learn and refine your professional skills helps set the tone in the workplace and establish a learning culture. 

Through your interactions and transparency, your team members observe your priority to learn, grow stronger, and ultimately perform better. Your constant interaction and feedback about the benefits of training with your team members set precedence for them. 

As a manager, you consciously create a learning culture at the workplace, which further cascades throughout the levels, boosting a learning need. When your team members follow in your footsteps, it produces the following advantages for the organization and the individuals holistically:

• Increased skills set
• Decreased employee turnover 
• Increased productivity 
• Increased profit resultantly 
• Increased satisfaction levels across all grades 
• More agility in learning 
• An active atmosphere of knowledge-sharing 

Improves Leadership Skills

Remember we mentioned that often the cause of poor employee retention is a bad manager rather than a bad organization? Well, the fact is that teams thrive when they have a competent, experienced, and skilled head leading them on the path to success. 

A disoriented, poorly organized, and poorly performing manager wouldn't be an asset for any team. This is why when managers of an organization stress growth for their employees, they must first invest in their growth. 

Improvement is key for managers in multiple areas because their continued effort will directly influence their competence as a leader. For organizations and team members, strong leadership is crucial and extremely valuable. 

As a manager, if you wish for your team members to achieve the goals you set for them, it is imperative that you first make the same efforts yourself. Teach them to increase productivity through your growth pattern and show them how your growth ultimately affects the revenue and profits. 

Final Thoughts 

Continuing to grow as a manager and never ceasing to improve your skills can be the greatest motivation for your team members. When you learn consistently and never stop refining your professional skills, it helps improve your team's effectiveness in return/ 

An organization's team is just how their manager molds them to be. If you want to channel them for overall success for the company and progress in their career, you have to be the best example for them first.