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According to the Harvard Business Review, a record-breaking 10.9 million jobs were left open at the end of July 2021. The great resignation is hard to miss right now, with retention a seriously hot topic. But how has this trend manifested in the contact center space? How big is the problem in the industry, and what can organizations do to reduce attrition?

Employee recognition is likely the single most underutilized management and culture-building tool out there. According to a new workplace study from Workhuman® and Gallup, 81% of managers and leaders say recognition is not a major strategic priority at their organization. And yet, employee recognition has the potential to help drive connection, boost engagement, and foster belonging – all critical areas when it comes to retaining talent. Keep reading to find out how recognition that meets the mark can positively impact your organization’s bottom line.

Employee recognition programs offer employers the opportunity to acknowledge their employees for a job well done, and many leading companies have benefited from incorporating them into their company cultures, including Pfizer.A Workhuman® iQ survey of more than 3,500 workers in the U.S., U.K., Ireland, and Canada offers some revealing insights into the root causes of why employees are leaving their jobs – and a road map on how companies of all sizes can retain more of their talented humans.

Workhuman and Gallup partnered to discover the correlation between employee wellbeing and strategic employee recognition – and the resulting impact on overall company growth and success. In a large-scale study of more than 12,000 employees across 12 countries, Workhuman and Gallup found that recognition is one of the most effective and affordable ways to improve wellbeing, sparking cultural transformation and helping workplaces achieve exceptional performance.
A Workhuman® iQ survey of more than 3,500 workers in the U.S., U.K., Ireland, and Canada offers some revealing insights into the root causes of why employees are leaving their jobs – and a road map on how companies of all sizes can retain more of their talented humans.

While there may be signs that the Great Resignation is easing slightly, it’s clear the exodus of workers is a challenge leaders will have to contend with for the foreseeable future.

A Workhuman® iQ survey of more than 3,500 workers in the U.S., U.K., Ireland, and Canada offers some revealing insights into the root causes of why employees are leaving their jobs – and a road map on how companies of all sizes can retain more of their talented humans.

Research shows that growing, developing, and retaining your workforce has a direct, positive impact not only on corporate culture, but also the bottom line. Creating a culture of recognition, value, and positivity can help protect a company’s greatest asset: human capital. Keep reading to learn why social recognition is not just a nice-to-have, but a necessity in today’s dynamic workplace.

Most US full-time workers worked in person prior to COVID, regardless of their company size. 89% worked full- time in person (three or more days) before COVID. Now, the work environment is quite different, with small and mid-sized businesses increasingly shifting to a hybrid or remote work model. Having a hybrid or full-time remote work arrangement jumped from 11% pre-COVID to 39% during COVID, and that shift seems unlikely to change any time soon.

The benefits of digital engagement have never been more clear. With a strong cloud digital engagement platform, you can operate under nearly any circumstances. Your customers enjoy shorter wait times and better, more consistent experiences. And your agents are freed from many mundane tasks. With the right strategy in place, you can evolve digital engagement rapidly.

Walk into your local bookstore and there’s no shortage of advice for leaders and managers. Amazon offers 7,000 books about culture, 2,000 books on leadership, and more than 134 books specifically devoted to employee engagement. A Google search for books containing the term “employee engagement” returns 93,000 results. Meanwhile, the total volume of Google searches for employee engagement has risen more than threefold over the past 14 years.