02/07/2022

Create Employee Satisfaction through Job Crafting

Job crafting allows personalization within a framework

It’s the start of 2022, and we’re still living through a global pandemic. One impact of this in the business world has been a steady stream of job resignations. In fact, CNBC tells us that we’ve just seen the highest level of unemployment claims since October 2021. This single piece of data tells us – in no uncertain terms – that people are worn out and worn down. They’re unwilling to compromise when it comes to feeling a personal connection to their work, and they’re demanding to be acknowledged, respected, and rewarded for their time, energy, and efforts. This isn’t just my opinion – Fast Company reports that 74 percent of employees feel they deserve more recognition. That’s a lot of dissatisfied people.

To me, these employees seem well within their right to demand more recognition. However, leaders seem stumped on how to develop solutions that give people what they want. Without delivering on employees’ demands, there’s no way to retain them. But what if the solution doesn’t lie just in the hands of leaders? What if people need to stop waiting to receive what they want and instead start changing their own experience, with or without permission?

That’s right. Not everything has to start as an organizational initiative or a renewed effort designed to increase employee retention.

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