From The Atlantic (click here for story):
“Without a certain level of commitment on the part of employees, businesses run into some very tangible problems, which soon show up in their profits. This fear has gripped the imaginations of managers and policymakers in recent years, and not without reason. Various studies of employee engagement have highlighted the economic costs of allowing workers to become mentally withdrawn from their jobs. … Disengagement is believed to manifest itself in absenteeism, sickness and-sometimes more problematic-presenteeism, in which employees come into the office purely to be physically present. A Canadian study suggests over a quarter of workplace absence is due to general burnout, rather than sickness.” A lot of the time, this is down to management. To combat the issue, companies should make use of software that can keep track of objectives and allows for self evaluation for employees. Self evaluation passes over the accountability to the employees and in most cases will get the best out of them as you are your own worst critic after all.
From The New York Times (click here for story):
“The employees who kept the data systems humming in the vast Walt Disney fantasy fief did not suspect trouble when they were suddenly summoned to meetings with their boss. … Some were performing so well that they thought they had been called in for bonuses. Instead, about 250 Disney employees were told in late October that they would be laid off. … Over the next three months, some Disney employees were required to train their replacements to do the jobs they had lost.”
So my question is, why are so many managements so mystified about why so many employees have no loyalty to the companies they work for and don’t give a damn about their jobs or work performance?