Why do so many of us business leaders treat employees’ interests as low or no priority? Is it because they are seen as an expense? A burden on the cash flow? Or is it because the human being is so complex to fathom and manage that we throw out the baby with the bath water? Or are we so focused on external customers that we forget the ones who serve them?
Here’s what Forbes dug up from employees about their workplace:
- More than 30% believe they’ll be working someplace else inside of 12 months.
- More than 40% don’t respect the person they report to.
- More than 50% say they have different values than their employer.
- More than 60% don’t feel their career goals are aligned with the plans their employers have for them.
- More than 70% don’t feel appreciated or valued by their employer.
One can take the view that one pays employees and gives them the privilege to have a job and that’s enough to exchange for productivity and commitment. And we can also make everyday, “employee appreciation day.”
