3 Ways Business Leaders Are Helping Their Employees Find Their ‘Pot Of Gold’

Employee using stairs getty Employee engagement levels keep trending downward. In 2022, Gallup noted that 18% of workers were actively disengaged. The ratio of engaged to actively unengaged employees—at 1.8-to-1—is the lowest its been in a decade. These findings indicate a deep disconnect between what workers want and what they’re getting from their employers. Pew Research reporting on why employees resigned from positions in 2021 supports that hypothesis. What Pew found was that 63% of people left jobs where they hit a perceived career ceiling. In other words, they saw no avenues of career mobility. Therefore, they simply went somewhere else, ostensibly to find their personally rewarding “pot of gold.” As a business leader, the last thing you want is for your team members to feel so disgruntled, disconnected, and dismayed that they resign. Yet it can be challenging to pinpoint exactly how to make sure your employees get enough purpose from what they do. Often, workers won’t say anything. Instead, they’ll allow their disenchantment to fester and grow until it compels them to say goodbye. You don’t have to wait for that eventuality. There are many management methods out there that can help you create and nourish a […]

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