If you feel dissatisfied with your current job, you are in good company.
Many employees feel restless; they feel they are not learning anything new and that their career is at a standstill.
But is the grass really greener on the other side?
Before you walk away, take some advice from a seasoned employee engagement and retention expert. Ask yourself the following questions first and then take responsibility for improving your job situation...on this side of the fence.
Consider your time, emotional, and financial investment:
- How long did it take you to find this job?
- What level of anxiety did you experience during the interviewing and hiring process?
- How long and steep was the learning curve?
- What work relationships and rituals would you miss if you left?
- Will you recoup an ROI that is greater than the time and energy you have already invested?
We believe that most employers DO care about their employees' satisfaction and engagement (it directly links to productivity and profits).
We also think it's worth giving them a chance to re-energize your commitment to your job.
You need to have a frank conversation with your manager who (according to our research) is likely unaware of how you feel.
Read more about three simple steps to prepare for meeting with your manager...
Founded in 1995, LSA Global is a leading performance consulting and training firm that helps high growth technology, services, and life-science companies create a competitive advantage by powerfully aligning their culture and talent with their strategy. Learn more about getting aligned
Who is responsible for career development?
We have heard all the arguments. We have seen fingers pointed at the company, leadership, managers, HR, and employees.
In order to build internal bench strength and have skilled employees who can be moved into the right roles at the right time, we believe that employees must take ownership for their own career development.
Employees need support and alignment from all of the typical characters listed above, but every employee should proactively take charge of their own career development if they want to excel.
And the higher up you go on the career ladder, the more you need to aggressively ask for what you want.
To succeed, companies should use career development approaches to facilitate workforce "readiness," to develop employees who are engaged in the business, and to improve employee tenure. This includes designing career development programs to provide employees, their managers, and internal career coaches with a clear roadmap of how to develop a career within their unique culture.
The payoff for developing careers within the organization is immense: longer tenure, lower cost of recruiting, higher levels of contribution as employee potential is realized, and improved employment branding as an employer of choice.
The payoff to employees is priceless: less job stress, higher motivation, and the pride and satisfaction one experiences when making full use of one's strengths and natural talents.
Learn more about career development for employees...
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Founded in 1995, LSA Global is a leading performance consulting and training firm that helps high growth technology, services, and life-science companies create a competitive advantage by powerfully aligning their culture and talent with their strategy. Learn more about getting aligned
