Have you ever thought what makes an
employee resign from his / her job? Do you know why hard working employees bog
down and leave the job that they love the most? After all, once they were head
over heels to get appointed for the same job! What went wrong and resulted in a
resignation?
The answer is quite simple yet
blunt and might not be liked by many employers if said out straight. To sugar
coat the bitter answer let’s just focus on a simple thing, who (according to
management gurus) motivates an employee? Who keeps the interest level high on
job and who designates the work to the workforce? It’s none other than the
super-visor, manager of employer (himself).
If employees find it difficult to
stick to your organization resulting in high turnover then it’s high time to go
through a self evaluation test. This test needs to be thorough and for the
betterment of your own sake as a professional, person and a manager.
According to famous authors, named
Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman “Employees leave managers and not
organizations, it has already been observed that companies pay lucrative
salaries, mouth watering perks and professional trainings but at the end of the
day, just because of managers a resourceful employee leaves the job”
It is a commonly taught principle
that an employee looks out for a better salary along with better position and
perks but on the other hand, it is a commonly preached and understood fact that
employees need to be treated with decency, respect and equality. As per Maslow’s
hierarchy, if I would explain it, an employee might jump on a job because of
his Physiological needs (i.e. Food, Shelter and Money) but to stay on job he
needs to be given security, respect and freedom to express (i.e. Safety needs
and Esteem needs). I suppose with this example it should be self-explanatory.
I wish you all (employers / managers) a great and talented workforce. I also wish, all the employees to have good managers and employers.
