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Anxiety About the Future

Many employees are currently sacrificing advancement for job security.

The need for security and stability trumps everything else right now.  We can see this in the workplace today – young job seekers applying everywhere to find any job. The study shows that 76% of the respondents want a secure and stable position above anything else – and only about half think it’s achievable.

Most expressed doubts about their own ability to take responsibility for ensuring their futures and their long-term financial and physical health. Roughly half agreed that they were up to the task. The focus of people in the workforce is on practical aspects of the deal – the pay and flexibility in work arrangements. These effects are being shown in the most mature economies.

Only one in 10 of the respondents use social media for business purposes and just one-third think social media improves their productivity right now. Staying connected and in touch  in a more virtual workplace is increasingly important. Being connected with a network of people in your business allows you to stay aligned and effectively connected. In a world today where almost everything is on the web, using social media for business purposes can and will benefit us immensely.

More Key Stats Inside the Data

• Today, as many employees want a job for like as want to be “free agents”
• Half agree their senior leaders are effective at leading the company
• Just 38% think their leaders have a sincere interest in their well being.
• 47% think their leaders are trustworthy
• 61% question how well managers deal with poor performers.

The full study is available on the Towers Watson site.

Tags: anxiety, employee perspective, free agents, future, global workforce study, job security, Productivity, responsibility, security, Social Media, towers watson

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Recently we’ve shared some tips on how to become an effective leader. An important aspect of leadership is knowing how not to act. Here are some great tips from Are You Committing Leadership Malpractice?:

Overloading the star performer. Stars make it look easy. So easy, that it’s tempting to keep on throwing balls in their direction, assuming that they will push back when they have too many in the air. Problem is, many times, overachievers don’t know their limits.

It’s natural to want your best people on your most important projects. But you have to remember that everyone has their limits. Overload your stars and they’ll burn out. Being an effective manager is knowing which projects are crucial. Prioritizing your projects will help you assign you star performers and ensure you don’t overload them.

Refusing to address performance issues. It’s a fact that some people are better at their jobs than others. If one of your people is struggling, something is wrong. And, if you know it, so do they.

Talk to your people! Sit down with them for fifteen minutes and ask them how they’re doing. “How are you as an individual (not an employee) doing?” Then highlight some projects where they did a great job, and some areas they can improve.

As we saw in Beth Steinberg’s recent series, Greatness Through Culture, this will help develop stronger relationships between managers and direct reports, an important step in creating a culture of accountability and responsibility.

It’s business, it always comes down to the bottom line. But remember, firing and then hiring someone new is expensive. Helping your people succeed, helps your business.

Always remember:

A leader leads by example, whether he intends to or not.” – John Q Adams

Tags: accountability, beth steinberg, lead by example, leader, Leadership, leads, responsibility

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