Many organizations have lost employees during the continuing 2021 and 2022 resignation environment, and they’re seeing more “firefighting” than ever due to inexperienced employees at various levels of the organization, or being short staffed in particular roles. How can adequate pay contribute to the improvement of a more purposeful culture focused on real work rather than constantly reacting to urgent issues or emergencies? [Read more…]
Recent years drove most organizations through tremendous turmoil, whether sending employees home for remote work, laying off (or losing) employees, or hiring large numbers of employees as some companies experienced rapid growth. Through 2021 and early 2022, most organizations were experiencing a large amount of employee churn—what became known as the Great Resignation or the Great Reshuffle—all while the economy began to bounce back. The outcome for many businesses was an atmosphere of firefighting–a maddening pattern driven by reactionary and urgent response to issues while also trying to get more done with fewer and less experienced people. A case can be made: to get our operations under control and reduce firefighting, we must reduce employee churn and implement plans for better employee development and advancement.
