{"id":7304,"date":"2012-02-09T11:26:39","date_gmt":"2012-02-09T11:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/affinityhrgroup.com\/2019\/05\/2012-turnover-and-engagement\/"},"modified":"2012-02-09T11:26:39","modified_gmt":"2012-02-09T11:26:39","slug":"2012-turnover-and-engagement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theworkplaceadvisors.com\/2012-turnover-and-engagement\/","title":{"rendered":"2012 Turnover and Engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By:\u00a0 Claudia St. John<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Looks like 2012 is shaping up to be the recovery year we have long awaited.\u00a0 But there may be a cloud on the horizon.\u00a0 Workers, who have been sticking to jobs they may not enjoy because of the poor economy and limited opportunities, will have new opportunities in 2012 to make a change.\u00a0 And studies suggest this pent up demand to find something better is going to be huge.\u00a0\u00a0 Consider the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Up to 21 million workers will change jobs in 2012, a full 15% of the workforce according to CornerstoneOnDemand and Harris Interactive.\u00a0 This labor churn is estimated to cost American businesses up to $2 trillion in 2012 alone.<\/li>\n<li>Pay adjustments are expected to remain more than 20% below pre-recession increases, rising only 2.8% in 2012, compared to 2.7% in 2011 and 2.9% in 2010.<\/li>\n<li>Difficulty attracting and retaining skilled employees will continue into 2012.\u00a0 A recent Towers Watson survey found that 59% of US companies are finding it difficult to attract critical skills employees and 36% report difficulty retaining employees.<\/li>\n<li>Seventy-one percent of American workers are either \u201cnot engaged\u201d or \u201cactively disengaged\u201d according to a recent Gallup survey.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For businesses, these findings are a mixed bag \u2013 the opportunity to move out disengaged workers may be beneficial.\u00a0 However, replacing those workers will not be easy given the tight labor market for skilled labor.<\/p>\n<p>The crisis in employee engagement has far-reaching consequences.\u00a0 Disengaged workers take more sick days, are less productive, provide poor customer service and can be a drag on labor morale.\u00a0\u00a0 Fortunately, engagement is a ship that can be turned around.\u00a0 If you are looking to improve engagement, the best place to start is with the employees themselves<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Ask them what they want<\/em>. By asking them what they want (directly or through surveys), you may find that some simple adjustments to the workplace, work day or work culture will go a long way.<\/li>\n<li><em>Tell them how they\u2019re doing<\/em>.\u00a0 Employees today face a crisis of feedback.\u00a0 All too often, managers restrict feedback to what has gone wrong.\u00a0 Remember to tell employees when something goes right as well.\u00a0 When giving feedback, keep it balanced, keep it specific, and do it often.<\/li>\n<li><em>Tell them where you are going<\/em>.\u00a0 One key motivating factor for employees is feeling informed and included. How is the company doing? What are its goals for the coming year? 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