Sep 8, 2021
res·ig·na·tion
/ˌrezəɡˈnāSH(ə)n/
noun
- an act of retiring or giving up a
position.
"he
announced his resignation"
- the acceptance of something undesirable but
inevitable.
"a
shrug of resignation"
Join Jim and
Jan in a unique episode as
they share their latest thoughts about talent - acquisition,
retention and meaning. We are seeing a huge reshuffle taking place,
and Jim and Jan explore the reasons behind this seismic shift, and
what it may mean for each generation of leaders. Listen in on what
you can do today that will have an effect for years to
come.
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Key Takeaways
[5:30] Jan shares some of the
biggest problems leaders are facing today.
[6:00] Leaders are just losing
people. There’s a great resignation happening.
[9:45] Leaders are currently
reacting instead of taking a step back and going through the
framework of motivation and what really drives people.
[10:45] Leaders often blame
themselves when things go wrong. It’s a very me-centric stance.
Leaders need to remember it’s a two-way street.
[11:35] Jim uses the
three-legged stool analogy on how leaders can best find
balance.
[16:15] Everything you want in
life, you’re faced with choice points. If you want one thing, it
means taking time away from another equally important area of life
(like spending time with family).
[21:00] Don’t paint yourself
into a corner by lack of foresight. Think strategically. Think
several moves ahead. You need to play a bit of chess when it comes
to your longevity.
[22:15] With that being said,
you don’t want to keep too many of your options open because it
makes you lose focus and stops you from making a vital decision
point.
[26:55] Gallup did a great study
on what makes employees engaged. Six of the strategies presented
cost nothing!
[30:00] People will move from
company to company just to be with you. That’s the metric of good
leadership.
[32:10] Be open to bad news. If
you thought you were a great boss but “the pandemic made them
leave,” think again. It might have just been the excuse your
employees needed to leave.
[33:05] No one wants to feel
like another cog in the machine. Jan offers ways to show how to
care, really care, for your people.
[35:35] Some of Jan’s best
bosses could call him up today and he’d do anything for
them.
[38:40] Now is a perfect time
for leaders to assess how they did during the crisis and how
they’re doing now.
[38:50] Make sure that 40% of
your workers are not looking for better opportunities.
[41:05] Listener challenge: Keep
trying to keep things in balance and find those subtle cracks.
Also, get better at building your self-awareness.
Quotable Quotes
- “What’s interesting about the great resignation
is it’s an edge-case scenario. An edge-case scenario exposes cracks
and flaws. We’re pressure-testing the system.”
- “The pandemic raised the level of anxiety and
stress for a lot of people. Sometimes it’s not what you did as a
leader, it’s the problems people are having in their
life.”
- ‘Am I easy to follow?’
- People want to feel like they are cared for as
humans first - workers second.
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