We often talk about employee engagement and retention. I saw this infographic by Column Five for Jobvite and couldn’t resist sharing. It refers to the concept of job monogamy…definitely a catchy term. And it makes me wonder:
Should employee engagement really be the goal? Does it truly accomplish what’s necessary? Or is the new dynamic more involved – as in job monogamy?
I know, heavy thoughts for a Friday…let me know if you think it warrants more conversation.
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Sharon K Stull, J.D., SPHR-CA says
It’s a little scary that by 2015 60% of the jobs will require skills that only 20% of the population will have! 2015 is only 3 years away!! What can we do to increase high school graduation rates and college attendance? Raising public-college tuition doesn’t seem to the the answer. These are disturbing ideas.
Digital White Board Displays says
Everything depends on the next generation huh. Our parents gave us the internet, we made it better. Unless there are more graduates and higher education at a more reasonably accessible level, we are in trouble. I am with Sharon. Scary but seems accurate.
Joyce Gioia says
As an employer, I would not want to have long tenured employees who were not engaged. They will have lower productivity and will be “attending work”. Focusing on “job monogamy” in lieu of engagement may seem like a good idea, but in the long-term, it won’t optimize productivity and profitability.
Sharlyn Lauby says
Thanks everyone for sharing your thoughts! I’ve said for a while that the education system and the business community need to work together on skills development.
Joyce brings up an interesting point about monogamy and the potential for disengagement. It makes me wonder if monogamy is defined similar to job security. Or is it more like employee loyalty?
Ah, thoughts to noodle over…that’s what I love about comments.
Gillian says
Fascinating infographic! The fact that 61 percent of employed workers are looking or open to finding a new job is particularly striking.
Sharlyn Lauby says
I agree Gillian. I wonder what would happen if companies lost over half of their workforce? Obviously, it doesn’t happen all at once. But to think of all the organizational knowledge slowly leaving…it has an impact on the business.
Amy (DegreeMatch) says
Should employee engagement really be the goal?
The fact that people are being flooded with more information than ever before, and on a constant basis, engagement is a buzzword in nearly any industry these days, especially in the employment and education sectors.
When our attention is divided and we’re forced to multi-task in virtually every aspect of daily life, how do you get through to people?