Don’t fear The Great Resignation
As Australia charts a post-COVID recovery, experts are predicting many employees will be looking to make a change, dubbed ‘The Great Resignation’. Pedestrian Group CEO Matt Rowley argues this transition can be a positive for employees and employers alike.
Whether you’ve heard of the term or not, I bet you’ve felt the effects. Data from an Australian HR platform suggests that 40% of the workforce will be looking for a new job in the next six months and 15% are already on the move. Personal experience says the media sector (a sector well known for its turnaround) is well down this path – with the USA in full swing.
The term itself is terrifying and cataclysmic. Yes, there’s a whiff of a corporate end of days, but there’s also that underlying sense of personal rejection and shame that it taps into; people are leaving you, in droves. As the LinkedIn trope goes, people don’t leave companies, they leave managers. Thanks, LinkedIn.
I’m here to say that it isn’t to be feared. Let go of the personal shame – it may actually be one of the best things to happen to your business.
