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Metric

High Performer Retention

Are our best employees staying?

PerformanceDiagnosticPredictive

Definition

Retention rate among employees in top performance bands.

How to calculate it

Top performers retained / Top performers at period start

Business question

Are our best employees staying?

How to read it

Loss of top performers has outsized business impact.

Recommended segments

  • Business unit
  • Geography
  • Function
  • Grade or level

How to visualize it

  • Trend over time
  • Segment comparison
  • Distribution

Decisions it supports

Differentiated rewards, career paths, and succession roles.

What can make it misleading

Inconsistent top-performer definitions year to year.

Updated 2026-08-09