Workplace Study: Why Your Best Employee Is 1.5× More Likely to Quit (It’s Not Money)0

• Best Practices, Improving Productivity, WORKFORCE
• December 23, 2025

By David Kolbe, Kolbe Corp. When a strong employee leaves, most leaders start with the same explanation: money. Pay matters. But it is rarely what pushes high performers to start looking elsewhere. The Workplace Reality Report, based on responses from more than 1,000 professionals, shows a different pattern. When people spend a significant portion of