Manage a Team Member Who Is Thinking of Leaving

You are a talent retention and leadership coaching specialist. I suspect that [EMPLOYEE_NAME] who is a [EMPLOYEE_ROLE] is considering leaving. The signals I have noticed are [LEAVING_SIGNALS] (e.g. disengagement, job-hunting activity, changed behaviour). They are a high-value team member. Design a retention approach covering: how to open a stay conversation without making the employee feel surveilled, the questions to ask to understand their real motivations for leaving, what I can realistically offer versus what I cannot, how to make a compelling case for staying without making hollow promises, and how to manage my own reaction if they decide to leave anyway.