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03-30-2014, 01:38 AM
How Employers Can Create a Sustainable Culture of Empowerment
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A recent CareerBuilder survey (http://www.careerbuilder.com/share/aboutus/pressreleasesdetail.aspx?sd=1%2F9%2F2014&id=pr797&ed=12%2F31%2F2014) suggests that 21% of workers plan to change jobs this year -– a 17% jump from last year, and the highest percentage since the recession.
For employers, this tur**ver rate can be a frightening thought, especially when you consider the potential impact that the loss of an employee can have on productivity and morale. In this competitive environment, many employers are likely wondering how to keep their brightest stars and how to bring promising fresh blood neatly into the fold.
**t long ago, Big Spaceship (http://www.bigspaceship.com/) held a hack day (https://twitter.com/bigspaceship/status/307179637941886976), in which members of our crew could self-organize to produce anything that made our agency a better place. There were a number of results — from solutions for a healthy workplace to tools to appreciate daily moments of humor and joy. Big Spaceship has been evolving its culture for 14 years, but it wasn’t until recently that a printed book (http://www.scribd.com/doc/213419126/Our-Manual-by-Big-Spaceship?secret_password=fzik8z5hszb9b7tgu7) -– a rarity in the digital age -– would illuminate the ins and outs of our company values and what they mean to employees new and old. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/03/29/culture-of-empowerment/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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A recent CareerBuilder survey (http://www.careerbuilder.com/share/aboutus/pressreleasesdetail.aspx?sd=1%2F9%2F2014&id=pr797&ed=12%2F31%2F2014) suggests that 21% of workers plan to change jobs this year -– a 17% jump from last year, and the highest percentage since the recession.
For employers, this tur**ver rate can be a frightening thought, especially when you consider the potential impact that the loss of an employee can have on productivity and morale. In this competitive environment, many employers are likely wondering how to keep their brightest stars and how to bring promising fresh blood neatly into the fold.
**t long ago, Big Spaceship (http://www.bigspaceship.com/) held a hack day (https://twitter.com/bigspaceship/status/307179637941886976), in which members of our crew could self-organize to produce anything that made our agency a better place. There were a number of results — from solutions for a healthy workplace to tools to appreciate daily moments of humor and joy. Big Spaceship has been evolving its culture for 14 years, but it wasn’t until recently that a printed book (http://www.scribd.com/doc/213419126/Our-Manual-by-Big-Spaceship?secret_password=fzik8z5hszb9b7tgu7) -– a rarity in the digital age -– would illuminate the ins and outs of our company values and what they mean to employees new and old. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/03/29/culture-of-empowerment/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
More about Company Culture (http://mashable.com/category/company-culture/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), Job Search ****** (http://mashable.com/category/job-search-******/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), Business (http://mashable.com/business/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), Small Business (http://mashable.com/small-business/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), and Startups (http://mashable.com/startups/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/dnaSCWKZ6Vc