Why Your Best Employees Leave First

Hiring & Firing with Fexingo: Recruitment, Performance, and Workforce Decisions · Sep 4, 2026 · 10m · transcript

Most managers assume high performers stay because they are valuable. But data from September 2026 shows the opposite: top talent is actually most likely to leave when a company tries to retain them with standard retention bonuses. We explore the 'retention paradox' using a case study of a mid-sized logistics firm that lost three key engineers within weeks of offering them stock options. Lucas and Luna break down why financial incentives often backfire for high-agency workers, how to spot the early signs of disengagement that salary bumps can't fix, and what leaders should do…