by Paula Quinsee
When data was studied on why so many employees were resigning, it was found that employee discontent is rooted in the intrinsic need for status and autonomy, two essential drivers of human motivation. When employees feel their sense of status and autonomy are under threat—creating a physiological fight-or-flight response—they’re more motivated to quit. (Source)
In another recent engagement study with Facebook, they found people were leaving because they didn’t like the work, felt that their strengths were underused, or they weren’t growing in their careers. But who's responsible for employee's work experiences - organisations and leadership.
If we want to keep our people, we need find creative ways to shape their experiences at work such as:
Craft roles that they’ll enjoy such as writing job descriptions based on an employee’s unique competencies rather than writing the job spec first and then trying to fill it
Rotating employees out of roles where they’re excelling but not feeling motivated allowing them to draw on a wider range of their skills and passions.
Thirdly, minimise work-life trade-offs by carving a path for career development that accommodates their personal priorities.
So how do we look for ways to bring our passions into our jobs? We need to understand our strengths, competencies and what feeds our enthusiasm.
The Personal Development Assessment is one of the tools that can help you identify your strengths and competencies, give it a try here.
When you have an organisation and leadership that cares about their people, it has a direct translation into happiness and success both at, work, home and to the organisation such as:
Receiving a ‘Best Place to Work’ award leads to a 0.75% increase in a company’s share price.
Having highly engaged employees can lead to a 202% increase in performance.
69% of employees would work harder if they received more recognition.
Culture attracts high-calibre employees and leads to a 33% revenue increase.
When you experience this kind of autonomy and connection, it’s hard to imagine working anywhere else.
At Engaged Humans, we are passionate about facilitating connection and bringing the human back into the workplace through various touchpoints and employee engagement initiatives.
Paula Quinsee is the Founder of Engaged Humans, facilitating connection between individuals and organisations. She is a certified Imago Relationship Therapy Educator and Facilitator, NLP Practitioner, PDA Analyst, Coach and Trainer. Paula is also the author of 2 self-help guides: Embracing Conflict and Embracing No as well as an international speaker, advocate for mental health and activist for gender-based violence. For more info: www.engagedhumans.com or https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulaquinsee/
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