When Quitting Isn’t An Option

To be 100% honest, there’s a lot to be concerned about with ‘Quiet Quitting':

Talented folks are actively disengaging from giving their very best effort.

Leaders are seeing the effects of overworked team members.

Great people don’t know how to cope with the burnout they are experiencing.

Since Quiet Quitting has become a household term, the issue has often become polarizing and painted as only having two sides.

It’s either:

• Lazy, entitled workers are finding another way to underwork and just skate by.

Or:

• Greedy, demanding employers are finally getting the pushback they need, so they stop abusing good people.

So what is the truth?

In my experience working with dozens of companies and hundreds of leaders, it's just a symptom of something bigger going on.

It's often a lack of communication, shared values, and proper expectations that lead to “Quiet Quitting”, “Quiet Firing”, “The Great Resignation”, and whatever else comes next…

Which means that this trend, just like so many before it, creates an amazing opportunity for Leaders to tackle workplace expectations and the environment they create.

Right now, smart businesses and leaders are tackling this issue head-on and capitalizing on it.

How?

Here are 3 key ways:

1. By being proactive and talking to team members first, not waiting for any quitting to happen. (Only 36% of employees are engaged in the workplace..)

2. Truly listening to any concerns about work/life balance, reestablishing expectations, and most importantly, helping team members know how valued they are. (85% of employees are most motivated when internal communications are effective)

3. Utilizing new tools to assess team engagement, development, and ownership. Combine this with a proven system to invest in your best consistently, and you now become the employer of choice in a sea of discontent. (Today, 33% of employees leave their jobs for new challenges)

The truth is, businesses and leaders who choose to invest in their teams with targeted engagement tools in 2025 will not only stem the tide on Quiet Quitting, but win the war for talent, and boost tangible profits by 21% on average! (Statistics from Gallup 2018-2022)

Want to gauge where your team is at?

Reach out, I’d love to share some free resources with you.

Lead Boldly,

-MW

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