https://thepeoplekeeper.com/blog daily 0.75 2026-02-11 https://thepeoplekeeper.com/blog/counteroffers monthly 0.5 2026-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c978f611bd2e0842232a6d/1770373904811-AZI45YNSU5EDI6DDOZVC/unsplash-image-63hYwd9J0X0.jpg Blog - Do counter-offers actually work when an employee resigns? - Someone's just resigned… Your best developer, your marketing manager, whoever. You're panicking. Your brain goes straight to: "What if I offer them more money?" It feels like the obvious solution: pay them more, they stay, problem solved. Except it's not solved. You've just bought yourself a few months of them putting up with the same shit that made them want to leave in the first place, except now they're doing it for more money. And you know what happens next? They leave anyway. Usually within 6-12 months. Counter-offers don't work. Or rather, they work in the short term and make things worse in the long term. Here's why. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c978f611bd2e0842232a6d/1770375784594-V62X68XUT3C3Z8KY9B7V/unsplash-image-qUrIIzSWhh8.jpg Blog - Do counter-offers actually work when an employee resigns? - They can include: A straight pay rise A pay rise with a promotion or new title A one-off retention bonus Promises of future change (career progression, flexibility, different manager) Matching the external offer exactly (like-for-like on salary and benefits) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c978f611bd2e0842232a6d/b5823923-bb59-494d-9dac-989f06352931/fire+panic+GIF+by+Holmes+%26+Watson.gif Blog - Do counter-offers actually work when an employee resigns? - What to do instead: Prevention, not panic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c978f611bd2e0842232a6d/056a1a1d-48a6-46a9-a764-4ef3c45c6e67/2a588a6a-75af-48b0-9b7e-50fd3d5cf814.png Blog - Do counter-offers actually work when an employee resigns? - I’m Maritsa Inglessis, The People Keeper! I help UK founders of small tech and digital businesses with 10 to 50 staff who are stuck in the same cycle of people leaving and not knowing why. If you’re sitting at around £2 to £5 million turnover and growth feels impossible because the team won’t stay long enough to make it work, this is exactly what I fix. Through my Employee Retention Mastery framework, we find out why your people are actually leaving, fix those issues properly and build a team that sticks around long enough to help you grow. Clients I work with reduce their employee turnover by 50% within the first year and save over £100k. Most importantly, they finally get the stable team they need to grow. I’m location-agnostic and work remotely with founders throughout the UK (London, Manchester, Bristol, Leeds, Edinburgh, Cambridge, Norwich and beyond). Get in touch or book a call with me to see how I can help! https://thepeoplekeeper.com/blog/hiring-for-growth monthly 0.5 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c978f611bd2e0842232a6d/1768912017664-Y3EZL0A2WWX67B7AQM6I/unsplash-image-XasZ01m128I.jpg Blog - Hiring for a Growth-Stage Business (and why your current team can’t take you further) - Startup hiring (£1M-£3M): "Can they do the tasks I need done right now?" "Will they fit in with how we currently do things?" "Can I afford them?" "Do they seem like someone I'd get on with?" "Will they work hard and not cause problems?" This gets you loyal, hardworking people who keep things running; not growth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c978f611bd2e0842232a6d/1768912317345-FN6S7JL5CZS076GCBE5B/unsplash-image-YI_9SivVt_s.jpg Blog - Hiring for a Growth-Stage Business (and why your current team can’t take you further) - Hiring for growth stage business (£5M-£10M): "Can they make decisions in their area without me?" "Will they challenge poor standards and push for better quality?" "Can they handle complexity and ambiguity?" "Will they bring skills and thinking we don't currently have?" "Can they build and lead their own team?" https://thepeoplekeeper.com/blog/stop-employees-leaving-uk-business monthly 0.5 2026-01-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c978f611bd2e0842232a6d/554ff5d5-fc58-4be6-ad59-5b6a6ca1b193/image-annoyed-bothered-woman-plugs-shuts-her-ears-with-fingers-disturbed-by-loud-noise-stands.jpg Blog - What's the one thing I can do to stop my employees leaving? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c978f611bd2e0842232a6d/0eaa7a71-2b41-4c36-93dc-14f3f2f002a6/LWI+Ep210+YT+Coverart.jpg Blog - What's the one thing I can do to stop my employees leaving? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://thepeoplekeeper.com/blog/howtofixemployeeturnover monthly 0.5 2025-12-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c978f611bd2e0842232a6d/d4c5f588-e6df-4131-805a-e782fa1c03c1/shrug.JPG Blog - How Do You Actually Fix Something Like This? Most founders try to stop people leaving by reacting to whatever they hear last. Someone quits and says they’re “don't feel engaged”, so you try some morale boosters like team-building days. Someone else leaves because of “work-life balance”, so you offer more flexibility. Three months later, someone new resigns for "a better offer" and you’re back where you were. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c978f611bd2e0842232a6d/056a1a1d-48a6-46a9-a764-4ef3c45c6e67/2a588a6a-75af-48b0-9b7e-50fd3d5cf814.png Blog - How Do You Actually Fix Something Like This? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://thepeoplekeeper.com/blog/canthireyourwaytogrowth-pfj5b monthly 0.5 2025-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c978f611bd2e0842232a6d/1763915095719-70XWG9UAO6EOL0VY7SDD/unsplash-image-wO_2XISDGSU.jpg Blog - How to stop being involved in every decision as a Founder or Business Owner - Hiring Joining Learning Checking in Growing Handling problems Leaving https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c978f611bd2e0842232a6d/1763915424356-RCHMHEZRN5Q70D77HV5R/unsplash-image-1N49Cn7P0Fg.jpg Blog - How to stop being involved in every decision as a Founder or Business Owner - A manager cannot lead a team if they do not know what they are responsible for or how to handle the everyday moments that come with managing people. They need clarity, support and a simple rhythm for how they run a week before you give them full autonomy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c978f611bd2e0842232a6d/056a1a1d-48a6-46a9-a764-4ef3c45c6e67/2a588a6a-75af-48b0-9b7e-50fd3d5cf814.png Blog - How to stop being involved in every decision as a Founder or Business Owner - Want to talk about what's going on in your business? I'm Maritsa Inglessis, founder of The People Keeper. I help UK business owners (usually running tech or digital companies with 10-50 staff) who are losing their employees and can't figure out why. If you're stuck at £2-5m turnover and can't grow because your team keeps leaving, that's exactly what I fix! My Employee Retention Mastery programme helps you find out what's really causing people to leave, fix it properly and build a team that actually sticks around long enough to grow your business with you. Most clients cut their turnover in half within the first year and save over £100k. More importantly, they finally get the stable team they need to scale. https://thepeoplekeeper.com/blog/canthireyourwaytogrowth monthly 0.5 2025-11-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c978f611bd2e0842232a6d/1763642229883-3UC79X8DG1SNOUEU49IG/unsplash-image-OupUvbC_TEY.jpg Blog - Why You Can't Hire Your Way To £10m You believe that growth is a numbers game: more people = more capacity = more revenue. And logically, that should work... except it doesn't. Because what's actually happening is that you're not building a bigger team, instead you have a a revolving door of staff. You hire someone, they stay 3 - 6, maybe 12 months, then they leave. You then hire someone else... Repeat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c978f611bd2e0842232a6d/1763642871171-KV6GVN6UB6T1N0HLU77B/unsplash-image-8WRRJ4xJeyg.jpg Blog - Why You Can't Hire Your Way To £10m - Based on the average UK salary of £35k, every time someone leaves it costs you about £20k. Higher salaries = higher cost to replace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c978f611bd2e0842232a6d/056a1a1d-48a6-46a9-a764-4ef3c45c6e67/2a588a6a-75af-48b0-9b7e-50fd3d5cf814.png Blog - Why You Can't Hire Your Way To £10m - Want to talk about what's going on in your business? I'm Maritsa Inglessis, founder of The People Keeper. I help UK business owners (usually running tech or digital companies with 10-50 staff) who are losing their employees and can't figure out why. If you're stuck at £2-5m turnover and can't grow because your team keeps leaving, that's exactly what I fix! My Employee Retention Mastery programme helps you find out what's really causing people to leave, fix it properly, and build a team that actually sticks around long enough to grow your business with you. Most clients cut their turnover in half within the first year and save over £100k. More importantly, they finally get the stable team they need to scale. https://thepeoplekeeper.com/blog/gettingpeopletocare monthly 0.5 2025-11-12 https://thepeoplekeeper.com/blog/honestcomparison monthly 0.5 2026-02-06 https://thepeoplekeeper.com/blog/costofaleaver monthly 0.5 2025-11-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c978f611bd2e0842232a6d/1761926626362-BPGWCJZOGEYQ2G3DKI89/unsplash-image-8LBEDsaI8c4.jpg Blog - What it actually costs every time someone leaves your business That's like only counting the petrol when you commute daily and add thousands of miles on your car each year as a result. You're ignoring everything else that's wearing out: the tyres, the brakes, clutch and gearbox wear, suspension, cambelt, spark plugs, injectors... the list goes on. If you only count the recruiter fee or the cost of the advert you placed, then you're missing the majority of the cost of replacing them! So here's what it actually costs every time someone leaves your business... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c978f611bd2e0842232a6d/1761926170106-F0NEN1TANWO4C3GMQXPH/unsplash-image-xMiOZbMUBWk.jpg Blog - What it actually costs every time someone leaves your business - Calculate what people leaving is actually costing you If reading this has left you feeling sick - good! Now is the time to stop guessing and get the actual number. List everyone who's left in the past 12 months. For each person, calculate (roughly, you don't need to be exact): Recruitment costs (agency fees, job ads, your time interviewing) Training time (their salary for the first 6 months, accounting for the fact they weren't fully productive) Time cost to your team (who trained them? How much of their time did it take?) Mistakes and rework (take your best guess - what went wrong while they were learning?) Your time (how many hours did you spend on recruiting, onboarding, managing the situation?) 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