Its time to break the taboo around quitting - Viewpoint Viewpoint careers advice blog

It’s time to break the taboo around quitting - Viewpoint Nearly half of all millennials plan to leave their current jobs within two years, according to a survey by  Deloitte. As new generations with different motivations and ambitions enter the world of work, the age old adage of a job for life is quickly becoming a thing of the past, and thus transitions into and out of our businesses may well become more frequent. Why? As I spoke about in my  last blog, we are living longer, and therefore most can expect to be working well into their 70s or even 80s. So, to remain engaged and happy throughout these additional decades of working, employees will naturally crave variety, and lots of it. And what’s one of the best ways to do this? To explore new job opportunities at new companies more regularly. This all means that quitting may become more and more frequent, and this is something we as employers need to recognise, anticipate and plan for. It’s easy to think that your team won’t fall prey to this trend. That they are the happiest and most engaged team in the business, they’ll never leave. For most this might be the case, but now is the time to stop being complacent and understand the trend that is happening around you. Whether you like it or not, whilst you are enjoying the festive holiday season, chances are, one or more of your team members will have been scouring LinkedIn looking for job opportunities, or confiding in a family member over Christmas lunch that they’re thinking of finding a new job next year. And the facts speak for themselves according to a poll we recently conducted, 78% of respondents (from over 4,000) said they were planning on finding a new job in 2019. The reasons for quitting are evolving, too And the reasons why employees now typically think about leaving may also surprise you. Yes, we’ve all heard the saying â€" ‘people don’t quit a job, they quit a boss’. And of course, that is true in certain situations â€" but the prospect of working for longer means that new reasons for quitting are emerging: Feeling disconnected:  Remote working is becoming the new normal, with a  third of all workers globally working remotely  always or very often (compared to a decade ago, the number of remote workers has increased by 115%).  A survey  of 2,000 people found that two-thirds of remote workers don’t feel engaged, and only 5% said they could see themselves working at the company for their entire career (compared to a third who were office based). Lack of flexibility:  The increasing merging of our working lives and personal lives means that employees need more flexibility in order to function â€" if they don’t get it, you’ll risk losing them. In fact, in a study by  Gallup, “51% of employees say they would switch to a job that allows them flextime, and 37% would switch to a job that allows them to work off-site at least part of the time.” Stress and burnout:  We now all operate in a 24/7, always-on culture â€"  in this study, HR leaders said that employee burnout is responsible for 20-50% of their annual workforce turnover. No meaning in their jobs:  We live in a society in which we are all far more aware of the impact of our actions, and thus increasingly wish to seek out work that has meaning and impact in ways that resonate with us. In fact,  9 out of 10 people  would be happy to earn less money if they could find more meaning in their work. Falling out of love:  In his fantastic Harvard Business Review  article, Gianpiero Petriglieri, Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour at INSEAD explains how we now must love to work: “Sigmund Freud is often quoted saying, a century ago, that to live a good life we need to be able to love and work. These days, it seems, we must be able to love  to  work. We no longer want just respect, security, or money from our jobs. We want passion, fulfilment, and surprise too. We want, in a word, romance.” And how do organisations win our hearts? As Petriglieri, puts it: “We fall for organisations that reward our efforts not only with good benefit packages, but also with a better version of our selves.” And, if we don’t get what we need in that respect, then we’re far more likely to want to leave that relationship. Lastly, I read an interesting  Harvard Business Review article  recently which highlighted research conducted by  CEB, a Washington-based best-practice insight and technology company, who found that work anniversaries are natural times of reflection and can trigger job hunting. The study also found that birthdays or lifetime events can cause people to take stock of their careers and make a judgement call as to whether they are happy with where they’re at. So, as our careers become longer and we celebrate more and more birthdays and work anniversaries, we’ll likely find that other factors outside of the workplace will trigger thoughts of leaving and urges to try something new. Take action now to avoid losing top talent The changing needs and expectations of our employees are real, and as employers, we should not carry on blindly and expect our loyal employees to stay with us. There are key changes that you as a business should start thinking about now, to help limit the risk of losing your top people in the future. After all, if you don’t give your people what they need to function well in the evolving world of work, quite frankly, they’ll find another company that does. To help get you thinking, I wanted to summarise for you a few examples (you can find more information in the latest  Hays Journal), of how some companies are starting to anticipate these changes, and are putting new procedures in place in a bid to boost their retention levels: Support personal passions and side hustles:  Kelly Knight, HR Director at advertising and creative agency  AMV BBDO, takes a flexible approach when employees want to explore other career avenues or personal ambitions: “Our feeling is that if we give people the flexibility, they can better juggle their life with their work and we can hold on to them for longer.” Build flexibility into contracts:  Emma Jones, founder of entrepreneur support network  Enterprise Nation  and author of  Working 5 to 9: How to Start a Successful Business in Your Spare Time, states: “…One thing companies can do is build flexibility into contracts. Companies such as web hosting firm GoDaddy have already done this. Employees want to do something that gives them fulfilment alongside their jobs and if employers do not respond to this, they risk losing the talent they’ve already got” Promote flexibility:  Consulting firm PwC, for example, has recently launched a scheme called the ‘Flexible Talent Network’ where new recruits can work the hours they want â€" whether that means shorter weekly working hours or working for a few months a year. Whilst Global PR company, Golin  introduced a similar scheme called ‘Lifetime’ two years ago, whereby employees can work flexible hours, from anywhere, and enjoy unlimited holidays. It was also one of the first in its industry to offer returnships to senior marketing professionals who wanted to return to work after taking time out from their career. Internal mobility:  Another trend we’ve seen relatively recently is the rise of internal mobility â€" specifically amongst  tech companies  such as Google and Facebook who are offering their employees the opportunity to shift between roles and teams, whilst staying with the business. Change your attitude towards quitters However, in reality, there’s often only so much an employer can do to keep hold of its top talent. The decision to leave an organisation is a deeply personal one and often their reasons for leaving are unique to them. So, the fact remains no matter how many new working practices we put in place, people will still leave our businesses. With that in mind, in my opinion, as employers we need to get much better at handling resignations in a constructive and productive way. But how? When a member of your team hands their notice in, it can feel like a personal attack, even a rejection. After all, you are their boss, therefore it’s your responsibility to ensure they are happy and fulfilled in their role â€" the fact that this has happened is a sure sign that you’ve not done your job properly right? As I’ve outlined above, more often than not, this decision will have been made due to a culmination of factors and will largely be driven by their long-term life and career ambitions. Of course, it’s important to reflect on what you could have done differently as a boss and take the learnings where you can. But, instead of feeling upset or that you’ve failed in some way, you need to focus your efforts on ensuring the exit process goes well, and that you are able to quickly find the best replacement possible. Secondly, in many businesses, when a person leaves it’s often swept under the carpet in a bid not to attract too much attention. It can also be tempting to disengage completely and give them less of your attention. This is a mistake. Remember, this is a time of transition, particularly for the remaining members of your team, so it’s important you manage the exit process well â€" put as much effort into saying goodbye to an employee, as you would when welcoming a new employee into your business. Lastly, I’d like to pick up on the above point around sweeping resignations under the carpet. We need to start taking a far more grown up approach to discussing career paths and ambitions, and make conversations around exploring new opportunities less of a taboo topic. It’s almost as if we’re afraid to have these conversations as it might trigger the employee to start evaluating their options. People will leave our businesses at some stage, that’s pretty much a given, but if we are upfront and open in the way we approach career development conversations from the outset, we will: a. signal that we are invested in their career development, and b. be far better equipped to understand their individual motivations and ambitions. Both of these factors combined will ensure we’re far better equipped to keep hold of our best people for longer, and quite frankly, having these conversations more regularly will also ensure resignations are less of a surprise when they do happen (becaus e they will at some stage). As the world of work changes, resignations will become more of a reality, there’s no getting around that. It’s up to us as business leaders to better understand the changing reasons why our employees may be tempted to leave us, and start to update and evolve our long-standing traditional working practices so that they are less inclined to do so. But key to all of this is honesty and transparency â€" we need to break the taboo around quitting and help our employees feel more comfortable in voicing their ultimate career goals, needs and aspirations with us â€" the outcomes of these conversations will be fundamental to shaping and future-proofing our talent pipelines. After all, every business is unique, and therefore the reasons why its employees tend to leave that business will be too. Now is not the time to carry on as you always have, and assume your loyal employees will simply stay with you through thick and thin â€" now is the time to mix things up and really listen to what your people need from you, otherwise you could be at risk of losing them… and sooner than you might think. You can find more leadership advice from Hays CEO, Alistair Cox, below: Work is changing â€" can your mindset keep up? Have we forgotten how to talk to each other? Do you really know what tomorrows talent will want? 4 reasons employees dont quit, for decades

Acts of hope - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog

Demonstrations of expectation - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog One of my new companions, Filiz from Turkey, sent me a connect to an intriguing article on activism. The central matter that the article makes is that activism is as long as possible. You cannot expect quick outcomes that obviously follow from your activities. You have to take a gander at long haul results, Additionally, youre not sparing the world. Heres my preferred statement from the article: History resembles, dislike checkers. A round of checkers closes. The climate never does. That is the reason you cannot spare anything. Sparing is an inappropriate word. Jesus spares thus do banks: they put things beside the transition of natural change. We never saved the whales, however we mightve kept them from getting wiped out. We should keep on forestalling that as long as they proceed not to be wiped out. Splendid stuff, read it! A debt of gratitude is in order for visiting my blog. In case you're new here, you should look at this rundown of my 10 most well known articles. What's more, on the off chance that you need increasingly extraordinary tips and thoughts you should look at our pamphlet about satisfaction at work. It's incredible and it's free :- )Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related

5 signs you need to handle stress differently

5 signs you have to deal with pressure in an unexpected way 5 signs you have to deal with pressure in an unexpected way Stress is an overall subject in the greater part of our lives. Despite the fact that we're all occupied, everybody discovers time to discuss being focused on, incapable to satisfy the contending needs of work and family, also companions, pastimes, and self-care.This is a troublesome method to live - and whether our way of life requires such distressing overabundance - keeping up a very quick pace can disrupt your capacity to make the most of your everyday presence. Everybody handles pressure in an unexpected way, yet a few people are less ready to adjust to it than others.Follow Ladders on Flipboard!Follow Ladders' magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and more!Here are 5 signs you have to handle stress differently.1. You feel rankled on a normal basisIf you end up battling with severe anger, including street rage, on a close consistent schedule, this is an indication that you have to discover sound outlets to manage stress.Anger is no picnic for you intellectually and truly, and can lead to impulsive decisions you lament, for example, savagery. In the event that you think that its difficult to hold your fury in line, you have to reconsider your techniques for managing stress.2. You regularly experience substantial (body) painMigraines, back agony, and IBS are only a few models of physical issues that are frequently caused or exacerbated by pressure. Disguised pressure can show in physical a throbbing painfulness, and, whenever left untreated, can yield increasingly more extreme medical problems. In case you're taking days off routinely for these physical sorts of issues, you are likely further fueling your pressure and anxiety by missing work or school.3. You feel disconnected from companions and familyConfiding in others is an extraordinary method to bring down feelings of anxiety, however on the off chance that you feel that you have no an ideal opportunity to see companions or family, you can't talk about o r share your issues with them. In the event that you feel like it's been perpetually since you have invested energy with the individuals who are generally imperative to you, at that point this depression is likely aggravating your stress.4. Others reveal to you that you appear stressedIf you're got notification from companions, family, or friends and family that you appear to be pushed and they suggest that it is influencing their associations with you, you may do well to tune in to their issues.Examples of this include: a accomplice saying they have an inclination that they need to tread lightly for you when you have had a terrible day at work, a companion saying that you vanish into a dark opening and quit noting writings normally for a considerable length of time at once, your supervisor distinctly inquiring as to whether something isn't right, or your youngster saying that you generally appear to be occupied, even at home. Stress that attacks your nearest connections should be i nspected and managed transparently and proactively.5. You're scarcely keeping your head above waterIf you feel that you can't see the comprehensive view or plan for the future since you're simply keeping your head above water, it might be an ideal opportunity to back off and reprioritize. On the off chance that you have an inclination that you can't consider larger career, life, or relationship goals because you're so devoured by every day stressors, at that point you are denying yourself the chance to get importance from your life and plan for the future.It is fundamental to emotional well-being to consider your to be as a lucid account; to think you are the hero in a story that sounds good to you. In the event that you are scarcely enduring, you can't be flourishing in any bigger sense.It's undesirable to live with abundance stress, discover help todayIf any of these indications of stress feel natural to you, it would be a smart thought to reach out to a specialist. You have the r ight to make an amazing most, and this expects you to discover increasingly versatile and solid approaches to manage pressure. Changing your reactions to stress can change your life standpoint and assist you with feeling more settled and more joyful. You'll have the assets to dedicate to adjusting your qualities and objectives, and begin carrying on with an actual existence that feels progressively real and meaningful.This article initially showed up on Talkspace.You may likewise appreciate… New neuroscience uncovers 4 ceremonies that will satisfy you Outsiders know your social class in the initial seven words you state, study finds 10 exercises from Benjamin Franklin's day by day plan that will twofold your efficiency The most noticeably terrible mix-ups you can make in a meeting, as indicated by 12 CEOs 10 propensities for intellectually resilient individuals

Business Card Basics - Copeland Coaching

Business Card Basics The importance of business cards cant be overstated.   They are an essential part of your job search process.   Not having a job is no excuse for not having a business card. One of the most important steps to finding a new job is networking.   Successful networking involves meeting new people, and meeting new people involves exchanging contact information. It is far more embarrassing to write your name and phone number on a napkin at a bar (for a potential employer) than to hand them a crisp, new, custom business card. The card can be simple.   If you’re out of work, a student, or thinking of switching careers, start with the following:       Your name       Your phone number       Your e-mail address You can also add your address, your website’s URL, or your job title (“marketing consultant” for example).   Some people even create a personal logo, although I would caution you to not use too many graphics or too much color unless you have a design background.   The last thing that you want is a completely homemade looking card. Once you have an idea of what you want your card to look like, log onto one of the many sites where you can order business cards.   A few that I have tried in the past are GotPrint.com, VistaPrint.com, and FedEx.com. Even nice cards should cost you less than $50.   This is more than worth the investment when it comes to finding your next job.   Some sites (Vista Print in particular) offer an option to print your cards for free.   If you print free cards, Vista Print will put their website on the back or bottom of your card.   I would encourage you to try to pull together the $50 to pay for premium cards at Vista Print or one of the other sites.   They look more professional and minimize the chances that you’re going to look either inexperienced or desperate for a new job. Once you have your business cards, TAKE THEM WITH YOU.   Everywhere.   Do not leave home without them. Ever.   I keep business cards in my purse, my car, my wallet, my jacket, and any other place with a pocket.   I don’t ever want to miss a networking opportunity, and if you are looking for a job, neither should you. Last but not least, don’t forget to give your business cards away.   Don’t be shy.   That’s what they’re for.   Most people will give you theirs in return.   And if they don’t, it’s probably because they don’t have one and are too embarrassed to write their phone number on a napkin. Happy hunting! Angela Copeland @CopelandCoach