The Keeper Test is a controversial talent management technique used by companies, notably popularized by Netflix. It involves asking the question: "Which employees would you fight to keep if they were leaving for a competitor?".
Advantages of the Keeper Test include retaining top performers, improving performance, cost savings, and crisis decision-making, but it has significant disadvantages, including a fear-driven culture and unconscious bias.
An alternative approach focuses on upskilling, an inclusive culture, effective performance communication, respectful layoffs, and improved hiring techniques.