Do You Know Who On Your Team is Job Hunting?

The science behind keeping top talent--a thorn in every business owners' side--is fascinating to me, especially working in an industry where so many businesses struggle to find and keep skilled, resourceful, creative people on board. So when Fast Company covered the "why" part in this "Best Places to Work" article focused on a recent survey from Glassdoor, I had to read it.

While I'd like more info than this short article offered, I found a few things intriguing. One, technology companies dominated the Top 10 slots. (Go tech!) Two, people are clearly interested in working for companies that do interesting things and encourage career development. Lastly, this gem: "In a Dale Carnegie Training survey of 3,300 workers, 26% of U.S. employees say they will look for a new job within the next 12 months, and 15% are already actively looking for a new job. The primary reason they’re ready to jump ship is poor management."

My question: I wonder how many of those managers are aware that a quarter of their staff are on the hunt for a new job? It's certainly difficult to build a prosperous business build on relationships, trust and shared goals when turnover is running that high, but even more challenging when you may not even know that dissatisfaction levels are that high.