The Case For Building A Sense Of Community In Organizations
The post-Covid era is playing havoc with more familiar labour force patterns. I regularly speak with senior leaders who feel that the sense of belonging amongst their employees has eroded in the last few years. Surveys now show that these leaders are right to be concerned.
A McKinsey survey conducted in the spring of 2022 reported that?35% of US workers work from home full-time, and 23% work from home part-time. This overhang from the Covid period brings significant challenges for employers and employees that have yet to be dealt with fully. But this is only the more factual tip of the iceberg, the changes go deeper. Many employees stay in touch with those with whom they are closest but are experiencing more distant ties with most of their colleagues. LinkedIn has recently shared concerning attitudinal stats: 85% of American professionals are looking for a new role in a different organization and 67% report low engagement in their current organization. As many as 50% of the professionals surveyed said their level of engagement was so low that they were putting in minimal effort in their work. Essentially, these people have ‘quit and stayed’ until they can get a job that better meets their needs. ?Even though they are not part of the attrition stats, they likely soon will be. These patterns point to a significant contingent of the employee population showing a systematic weakening of attachment to their work organization. ?The available research is clear: engagement is highly correlated with connectedness to people in the organization, and retention is highly correlated with engagement.
Even though most see symptoms of these issues, senior leaders are often unclear about how to remedy the situation. If this sounds familiar to you and you'd like to learn more, please click here to read my article in full.
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8 个月I am very interested in the topic of your article, Hubert, unfortunately I cannot see the usual link at the end of your post ...
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8 个月Hubert --- Thank you for your wisdom and guidance--given without Expectations - ["Anapeksha"] Practical - helpful -- in many ways - work/corporate environment and post retirement - May be you can start something for retired people Regards Vid
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8 个月Ps. Hubert Saint Onge, is an Exceptional Human Being and Has Been a Thought Leader, and the REal DEal when it comes to high impact Coaching (consulting). I dont know if he is on the Top 100 Thought Leaders list or not but he should be right at the top. He has been coming up with one groundbreaking ideas after the next for decades. I loved his article on building community but alas got on to my own Schtick and ran out of space to go further into it. I think whether you are a CEO, Entrepreneur or Team Member you are going to get tons out of it. It will make you not only see the world, differently but more importantly act differently Robert Hargrove Author Masterful Coaching Co-Founder Harvard Leadership Project See my Linked In
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8 个月Hubert--You're Spot on DESPERATELY SEEKING COMMUNITY I started out as Editor of the East-West Journal & published a best-selling book called "The Magic of Findhorn" about a spiritual community in the North of Scotland founded by Peter Caddy. People came from all over the world to convene with nature spirits, see 40-pound cabbages, and have an experience of communal living. In 2024, the idea of building an intentional community has had a renaissance. I think that the "Word" community may become one of the most important words of the decade. I rent Harvard House, The Gathering Place, on Airbnb. We had tons of teams and families who lost a sense of community during COVID and wanted a place to gather. Today, everyone is The CEO of their own company. The way to market yourself is "to find your community" and speak to them. My stepdaughter Kristina is half-black and decided she didn't want to straighten her hair anymore. She started doing videos of her "going natural." She says, "I didn't find a community; my community found me." She has over 500,000 followers. Her Her posts get over a million views She makes big bucks showing herself using top brands. Today, people in companies of all shapes and sizes are seeking community
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8 个月Now corporate cultures all the rage But I’m going to urge you to turn the page So here then is the real opportunity Don’t just build a great culture, create a community you need to have a vision around which to coalesce But It’s the connections between people that lead to success It involves respect, understanding support, communication And also caring, authenticity - a sense of mutual obligation We need colleagues who have our back Because nowadays work can seem like you’re under attack