Since the pandemic started, a record number of people have quit their jobs, and this trend has continued in 2022. This trend has been called “the great resignation,” causing much trouble in the business world. The PwC Global Workforce Hopes and Fears Survey says that one in five workers worldwide will quit their jobs in 2022.
The Great Resignation is a real thing, and it’s not just something people do when they want to quit their jobs. It also applies to managers and leadership teams who no longer want to be part of a company or project.
Extensive research has been done on this subject, but we still don’t know how to stop the “great resignation.” In 2021, 48,000,000 people quit their jobs. In the second quarter of 2021, 25.6 million people “quit” their jobs. By March 2022, 8.6 million people had quit their jobs.
Here are some tips that might help you keep this from happening:
Team-Building Activities
Team building activities are fun and help people work better together. You want your workers to feel like they belong to a group. You can do this by giving them fun things to do outside of work that give them a chance to unwind.
If your office is big or has an open floor plan, you should organize team-building games like pool or ping pong once or twice a week. You can also plan an office happy hour, where everyone can talk about any problems they might have in a more relaxed setting outside work hours.
Additionally, incorporating award plaques to recognize team achievements enhances the team-building process. Award plaques serve as tangible symbols of collective efforts, fostering camaraderie and a culture of collaboration.
People love getting together at happy hour. It gives coworkers a chance to talk to each other informally or even bond over drinks. When people work on different teams or in different departments, this can be very important. They can get to know each other better and feel like they are on the same team.
Happy hour also makes it easier for coworkers to talk to each other. When people get out of their offices and talk to each other at happy hour events, they are more likely than ever to share ideas and information that they might not share in other ways.
Improve Communication
Communication is important in all kinds of relationships, and the workplace should be no different. A McKinsey report says that effective internal communication can boost the productivity of an organization by 25%.
If you’re worried that your team members might quit because of bad communication, talk to them about what they need and want. Ask them how they feel about their job, the company, and even themselves.
When you have the information you need from your employees, use it to improve their work time. If an employee wants more attention from management, you can reassign a manager so that one person can do more than one thing, or you can hire another manager to help out in this department.
Talk To Your Workers About What They’d Like
As a manager, you are uniquely positioned to help stop the Great Resignation from happening at your workplace. You know how to make your employees feel important and like they belong, and you need to remind yourself how important it is to do these things.
First, try to make a place where people can talk about their problems and share their ideas. If someone has a great idea for improving the company, make sure they know you appreciate it by giving them something, maybe even in public.
Second, think of ways to show that everyone who works for you is part of a team. It can be as simple as having lunch together once a week. It’s important because it helps coworkers get along and because employees who feel like they’re part of something bigger tend to stay longer and take more pride in their jobs overall.
Thank People Who Deserve It
If someone does something great at your next meeting, thank them. If you don’t know what to say, try something like, “Thanks for all your hard work on the XYZ project; it paid off.”
A Workhuman and Gallup study found that when employee recognition is done well, employees are four times more likely to be active at work and five times more connected to their workplace culture.
It’s also good to tell people they did a good job. Even if they don’t seem to want to be thanked at first, it might be nice to say it anyway. You are still determining how this will affect their career or how long they’ll stay at your company.
Also, if someone in your department always goes above and beyond their job description but never gets credit for it, tell them how much you appreciate their work.
Be Flexible About When You Work
Many things can lead to a great resignation, but burnout is one of the biggest. When employees are burned out, they are unhappy and want to leave. Giving your employees flexible work hours will help them find a better balance between work and life, so they aren’t always overworked or tired.
It can help keep people from getting burned out in the first place because if something goes wrong at work, they can take care of themselves by taking breaks or spending more time with their families.
It would help if you also thought about giving people other kinds of flexibility, like letting them work from home or remotely at certain times, allowing them to work alone, meeting up with coworkers outside work hours, etc.
Encourage a Lively Environment
Creating a lively work environment is one of the best ways to keep employees from leaving. To do this, encourage your employees to be themselves and speak up when they have an idea.
Sharing your team’s successes with them is another way to make the atmosphere more lively. Make sure everyone on your team knows if someone got a promotion or was recognized for a great project.
The more people know about the great things other people on their teams are doing, the more they will feel like they belong, and it’s important to keep people happy at work.
Lastly, talk about failures as well. If someone makes a mistake at work, you shouldn’t punish them for it. Instead, you should be kind and understanding. You never know when that person might have an idea or solution that could help you solve another problem in the future.
With these tips, you can stop people from leaving for some of the most common reasons. But sometimes, quitting is the best thing for both the person leaving and the company. It can also help your employees grow as people by giving them opportunities they couldn’t find anywhere else. This keeps your company from losing good employees and wasting money on turnover costs.
We hope this article has given you some ideas for keeping a good atmosphere at work, which will help keep your employees and your business running smoothly.