41% Say No

The World Economic Forum covered a survey (led by Microsoft) that revealed 41% of employees (across all ages) are thinking of quitting their jobs.

41%.

That’s a huge number.

One answer to this could be to faff about with corporate vision statements in an attempt to intoxicate a workforce into contributing more time and energy.

The other answer could be to create an environment people actually want to be in.

Our teams have been WFH, ‘pick your own hours’, ‘pick your own projects’ for years and years.

The workforce wants freedom, and freedom is powered in no small part by the ability to say ‘No’.

People will (and should) say ‘No’ to things.

Businesses know they need to know the needs of their customers to stay in business. The same is true of their team.

It’s up to employers to decide if they’re what people will choose to say ‘No’ to.

Or maybe, just maybe, some will create an environment where people to say ‘No’, so more people can say ‘Yes’ to that environment.