The Great Resignation…

The term “the great resignation” sums up the increase in employee resignations since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. In July 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 4 million Americans resigned from their jobs alone. Analysis by the Harvard Business Review identified that resignations are highest in: 30-45 year olds technology and health care sectors Given the perspective recent world events have provided, employees are seeking more work/life balance, rethinking their life’s work, purpose and their legacy. So, what’s next? It’s time to start rethinking everything.There’s a lot of talk about “the great resignation”, a global workplace trend emerging as a result of the pandemic.

So what is it exactly and more importantly, what’s next?

The term “ the great resignation” sums up the increase we are seeing in employee resignations across the world since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

In the United States in July 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 4 million Americans resigned from their jobs alone.

Underlying analysis by the Harvard Business Review has identified that resignations are highest in:

• Mid term employees (30-45 year olds)

• Those working in the technology and health care sector

Anecdotal evidence suggests that given the perspective recent world events have provided us all, employees are seeking more work/life balance, rethinking their life’s work, purpose and in some cases, their legacy.

What can we learn from countries overseas who are further ahead in their pandemic journey?

What does it really mean for us as a society and for work going forward?

So, what’s next?

It’s time to start rethinking everything.

How we live, how we work and how organisations operate.

We have a once in a lifetime opportunity to redesign it all to be what we always wished it could be.

It’s time.