EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION EMPLOYEE MORALE RETENTION EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT DDI INTERNATIONAL
US - Workers who feel that their careers have stagnated are far more likely to quit the company than ask for new challenges at work.
According to the latest DDI Pulse of the Workforce survey, 51% out of 1,000 individual contributors say they feel stagnant in their current jobs, with 25% adding that there is no room for advancement within the company for them.
But as a result of feeling stagnant, 44% say they are likely to look for a job when the economy improves. Another 19% said they would "do what I'm told, nothing more, nothing less", while 13% said they would return back to school. Only a small 7% said they would ask for additional developments and assignments.
The report noted that while employees may be tight-lipped about their discontent at work , "when it comes to talking to people outside the office, they're happy to share". For instance, when stagnant workers were asked how likely they are to recommend their company to another person, almost 50% answered negatively.
In order to prevent employees from leaving once the economy picks up, DDI says employers need to start engaging their workforce more.
One way to do this is through ensuring that each employee recognises how his or her role
contributes to the overall business. In light of the recent restructuring and changes in business priorities, employees often feel left behind or out of the loop. Hence, DDI suggests that management needs to "foster each associate's understanding of their importance to the business".
The other way to drive engagement is by providing meaningful - not menial - assignments to their teams. "Most of us can relate, thinking back to a time we were given a challenging new assignment that showed our leader trusted us, or had some insignificant task dumped on our plates that left us feeling overworked and underappreciated."
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