More employers are finding themselves disconnected to employees, reveals a recent survey on employee performance and retention conducted by Express Employment Professionals.
The survey, which is a compilation of nearly 18,000 interviews of current and former Express clients throughout North America, finds that leaders are troubled with three main areas of performance: connecting with employees, conducting effective performance reviews and understanding shifting generational values. Still, 77 percent of respondents believe retention was not or only a slight issue in 2011.
"We're seeing a major miscommunication happening between employees and employers," says Robert A. Funk, CEO of Express. "Employers are not recognizing that they have a retention problem while employees are not only open to new job opportunities but actively seeking them."
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