What Makes A Good Workplace?

We all know the workplace has changed over the past few years and that job openings continue to be close to all-time highs.

Per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 4.4 million Americans quit their jobs and there are 1.8 job openings for every unemployed person. Pretty staggering!

How is your business doing, and what are you doing as a leader to retain or acquire top talent? Employees that are staying at their current place of employment have shared the following reasons for not looking elsewhere:

1. Integrity is a part of leadership
2. Leaders are passionate about the company, its direction, and the people
3. Employees are recognized for the value they provide
4. Opportunities for growth exists
5. The pay is competitive
6. Transparency exists in the workplace
7. There is a culture where individuals feel valued for the work they do
8. The job is interesting and challenging
9. Senior leadership invests time and money into the hiring process (hire hard or manage hard!)
10. Successes are celebrated
11. Leaders train, develop, and promote employees from within whenever possible
12. Overall employees are treated well
13. They would highly recommend their workplace to others
14. The work conditions are extremely flexible and favorable
15. The environment is diverse and equitable
16. Efforts are made to recognize and prevent burn-out
17. There are clearly defined roles and expectations

• Does your leadership style support sustaining a desirable workplace?
• What about for retaining top talent?
• Do you take the time to understand the “wants” of your team members and ask for their ideas for making the workplace even more desirable?
• How are you ensuring your team members are feeling valued and not looking to move on? 

Let us know!

Sincerely,