Employers are observing some of their most talented employees abandon ship as "The Great Resignation" continues. Many of the top talent are quiet achievers who feel unrecognized and unheard.
"Silent Stars" have created a revolving door, quietly headed to companies that will address their grievances. Silent Stars—those whose goals are less visible and are still working as hard as they can to keep the workflow going—are the most valuable yet forgotten assets for the same companies that are not giving them the recognition they deserve.
Delusions are so-called rules that have been set up around us. They are stories we have been told to make us believe and act a certain way. These delusions are the unwritten rules of how Corporate America works. We need to see them and recognize them for what they are: antiquated rules that have been used to keep corporate power structures static.
In October, The Eagle reported that Wesley Rehabilitation Hospital, an affiliate of Encompass Health, is closing this spring. That’s supposed to be this week, which made an early Monday morning e-mail from CEO Susan Hart so surprising. "I have learned that a Vibra plans to re-open our hospital following our closure," Hart wrote.
What employers want to know is simple: how do you get your people to stick around?
Helpfully, all the discussion about why people are quitting has spawned plenty of concrete suggestions for employers. Flexibility, meaning, a healthy culture, clear opportunities for career progression, and, as ever, decent pay and humane scheduling have all been flagged as important for retention by experts. But a new study underlines the power of one of the simplest factors of all: gratitude.