Seven Real Reasons Employees Disengage and Leave

Engaged employees not only contribute more and enhance bottom-line results but also are more loyal and therefore less likely to leave their organizations voluntarily.

Here are seven widespread root causes for employees’ lack of enthusiasm and commitment to a workplace.

1. Employees find the job or workplace to be different from what they had expected when hired.
2. Employees are not well matched or challenged in the jobs to which they have been assigned or promoted.
3. Employees receive insufficient coaching and feedback from their boss.
4. Employees recognize few prospects for professional growth and advancement. Alternatively, employees are obliged to log two or three years of unexciting assignments to “pay their dues” before being considered for promotion.
5. Employee feel undervalued, underpaid, or under-recognized. They don’t get enough informal acknowledgement for their contributions or feel constantly “out of loop.” Their managers don’t seek opinions or supply the right tools to excel at work.
6. Employees feel stressed or burned-out due to overwork or work-life imbalance.
7. Employees have lost trust and confidence in their management and leadership.

Idea for Impact: Disengaged employees are more likely to leave their organizations.