Experts cited several Covid-related reasons behind 'The Great Resignation,' including concerns about the safety of returning to the office. Now, a new survey suggests a different reason for a historically high quit rate in 2021—and an opportunity for progressive-minded business leaders.
Employees are optimistic about the economy. They have high expectations for a meaningful work experience. And they have ideas about how to make their organizations a great place to work and want to share those ideas.Wise business leaders will embrace the high expectations of today's employees as an opportunity to engage them in a dialogue about how to reinvigorate workplace culture. Unfortunately, too many employers do not appear interested in listening.
Employers who are not interested in employee feedback ignore the increased leverage employees have in today's economy. And they are passing up the opportunity to partner with those employees to revive and reinvent the workplace.The increased leverage and bargaining power employees are enjoying is not going away anytime soon. According to a new Glassdoor report on , this year provided only a glimpse into"permanent shifts" in the workforce and labor market.
"Employers have little control over what employees want," the report continues."But they can get ahead of the curve by recognizing that many employees are looking not just for a job, but for a career and a community."Smart business leaders will not be threatened by today's newly empowered employees or by their heightened expectations. They will instead engage them as partners in an ongoing dialogue about making their company a great place to work.