Best Practice Report

Unpacking The Hype About The Great Resignation

The Reality Behind The Headlines

Nick Monroe
 and  three contributors
Mar 07, 2022

Summary

For most of 2021, the dominant talent narrative in the US was the so-called “great resignation.” It’s tempting to think that employees are receiving stacks of unsolicited job offers — and that employers are throwing caution (and money) to the wind in a desperate effort to fill roles. That deceptively simple scenario is misleading. The roots of this issue go far deeper and wider than a sudden desire to quit. Companies that are able to take an honest look at the needs of their employees and level up their people strategy will have a strong advantage as we move into a resource-constrained future.

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