Coffee Talk | About the Workplace
This past Friday at our bi-weekly East Austin Coffee we had plenty of good conversations but one that grabbed everyone’s attention and had the most feedback was leadership. We keep hearing talk that there is a labor shortage but could it be there is a lost commitment to connection disrupting success stories because of a lack of something we are not discussing more openly? No doubt the return to work/office after the pandemic has impacted all businesses. Combined with the economic ‘calamity’ it is critical to understand, How does one recruit and retain employees? Creating an environment that allows room for development using effective communication, beginning with intentional listening skills and interacting in a way that allows others to thrive.
Starting a new role can be exciting and full of promise. Learning “how to dance” with your team, as put by Samantha Joy Perez with Sky Realty is not only fun but a key ingredient in the recipe to result in positive growth. If you doubt it, check out our TikTok where she actually showed us to dance. It’s like the first day in any 101intro-course, we walk into a new space off rhythm, tripping over ourselves and others, learning a new discourse with a genuine interest to be a piece of the puzzle and achieve future vision and goals. Below we have added some articles we found interesting and offer a few more ideas on how to create a thriving workplace culture.
“Only one in six people feels highly connected to their organization and the people they work for and with…In other words, just a small fraction of any team—your team—feel like they are getting what they need and truly connecting on a human level. When people feel highly connected to each other, their leaders and their work, their companies stand to gain a 7.4% revenue growth boost per year.” Accenture, a global leader in information technology wrote this on, Creating value for people and business through omni-connected experiences.
The Harvard review wrote, “When people on your team are quitting, not performing, or seeming disengaged, what should you do? Instead of sitting them down, reviewing their goal progress, and telling them to work harder, channel your inner gardener. That means, taking ownership of...” read more here.
HR Leaders Must Ensure Alignment Between Employees and Leaders and Provide Flexibility to Succeed in Today’s New Talent Landscape. “Leaders’ efforts to restore the organization’s ‘normal’ – pre-pandemic – way of working are clashing with a workforce that has largely normalized working in a hybrid environment,” said Pierce Hudson. To read the article click, Gartner Says U.S. Total Annual Employee Turnover Will Likely Jump by Nearly 20% From the Prepandemic Annual Average.