About us
We are employee retention specialists. Since 2000, we have responded to the retention and attrition challenges of iconic organisations by uncovering what makes their employees join, stay there or decide to resign.
Our practical employee retention strategies enable HR, managers and senior leaders reduce employee turnover, engage employees, improve profitability and enhance their employer brand.
Retention Partners was established in 2000 by Lisa Halloran, our Retention Director. Lisa's backgrounds in market research and HR are combined in the services and products provided by Retention Partners.
Lisa Halloran (B Bus, MBA)
Director
Lisa has 4 years' market research experience, working with the research company that provided electoral research to one of the major political parties at state and federal levels, including during a number of federal and state election campaigns.
Subsequently, Lisa has had 14 years' experience in HR management roles in a diverse range of industry sectors. Lisa created the HR consulting arm in NSW for the ACM, the largest multi-industry employer group in Australia. Lisa was also National HR Manager with a major food and retail company. Lisa has provided HR policy and strategic planning consulting services to blue chip financial services firms, FMCG, television, pharmaceutical and education as well as the NSW public sector.Lisa created Retention Partners in 2000 to focus on exit interview outsourcing, retention surveys and manager retention skills training. Lisa has a Bachelor of Commerce degree and an MBA from AGSM.
May Boray
Head of Research
May oversees each client's research projects in our Talent Studies team and uses her recruitment and client skills to make sure that each project meets our clients expectations.
May's experience includes recruitment and sales, where she developed great client relationships as well as first-hand insights into the need to attract and keep great people.


