Golden Handcuffs - Retention Basics

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Golden Handcuffs are some form of compensation locked behind something.
Usually it is time related but it could also be related to a project shipping or the like.
The purpose is to get that person to stay until that period is over.
If you ask a lot of HR people they will tell you that golden handcuffs don't work.
While they aren't the best, I argue that, on your worst days, they DO form part of a retention strategy.

Chapters:
0:00 Golden Handcuffs?
0:31 Useless?
1:01 Everyone Has Bad Days...
1:31 My Experiences
2:45 What Makes Them Work?
4:29 Dangers
5:47 They Work on the BAD Days
6:50 An Exercise For the Viewer

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