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<\/div>\n?The Great Resignation of 2021 continued into 2022.<\/p>\n
Federal data shows that more than 50 million workers quit their jobs<\/a> in 2022, breaking a record set the year prior. SHRM research<\/a> revealed that employees of color, in particular, are exploring new opportunities.<\/p>\n “You may have just gotten new employees all trained, and they’re looking to go elsewhere,” said Tracy Stock, founder and owner of consulting firm Achieve Positive Outcomes in Charlotte, N.C. “That’s the bad news. But the good news is that [HR] can make a difference.”<\/p>\n Stock, a workplace expert and author, discussed how fostering an empowering culture where employees are happy to come to work can reduce turnover during a concurrent session\u2014 “Create a Cutting-Edge Culture: Energized. Engaged. Empowered.”\u2014 at the SHRM Annual Conference & Expo 2023 in Las Vegas on June 11.<\/p>\n Characteristics of a Cutting-Edge Culture<\/p>\n Stock said the creation of a cutting-edge culture can help organizations achieve myriad goals. Key characteristics of a dynamic, healthy culture that promotes employee engagement and boosts productivity include:<\/p>\n Companies can build an empowering culture that supports recruitment and retention efforts by:<\/p>\n Stock also implored leaders to avoid encouraging employees to switch roles for the sole purpose of advancement. This action contributes to workers being promoted into jobs that they are ill-equipped to handle and can erode a workplace culture.<\/p>\n Instead, companies should contribute to their growth and drive performance by allowing employees to:<\/p>\n However, Stock noted that fostering a cutting-edge culture is not simply the responsibility of the executive team. Each employee is “either adding to the success of the culture or creating a negative effect on the culture,” she said.<\/p>\n Grace Kucharski, an HR Generalist with cybersecurity firm GlobalSign in Portsmouth, N.H., appreciated this sentiment.<\/p>\n “A lot of times it falls on HR to deliver [a healthy culture], that we will fix it and provide that band aid,” she said. “I think getting buy-in from employees\u2014saying you’re equally a part of this process\u2014will help everyone out. We need that excitement and enthusiasm from employees, too.”<\/p>\n\n
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