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• The Great Resignation Statistics Should Calm Some Concerns
  By Gail Golden (@goldencoach)
  
  When comparing these stats to previous years, they aren't quite as alarming.
  
  “For one thing, quitting data has only been collected for a little over 20 years. In general, when the U.S. economy is strong, many new jobs and opportunities are created. As a result, more people quit their jobs in search of something better. It’s very likely that the quit rate was higher in the late 1990s and early 2000s. In the late 1940s, when the postwar economy was exploding, available data suggest that the quit rate was even higher than today. So the current situation is probably not unique...”
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• These Companies Seem Immune to the Great Resignation. Here’s Why
  By Jared Lindzon (@JLindzon and @FastCompany), Fast Company
  
  Research shows these commonalities between companies that are able to retain their top employees.
  
  “According to a recent study, the companies that have held on to their best and brightest in the face of widespread talent shortages have a few things in common. The analysis, which was conducted by Hired, explored 650 of the job-matching platform’s clients that were looking for technology-specific roles across industries in the U.S. and U.K. between October of 2020 and October of 2021, and ranked each based on their success in doing so...”
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• 10 Failproof Employee Engagement Ideas
  By Roxi Bahar Hewertson via SHRM (@SHRM)
  
  Employee engagement should be top of mind for every leader and communicator. Try these 10 ideas.
  
  “No matter your specific business, if your employees aren’t engaged, your customers won’t be either and that is going to negatively impact productivity and your bottom line. Employees who are happy and excited about the work they’re doing have an infectious energy that makes people unable to resist doing business with you. Emotions are more contagious than Covid!...”
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• 12 Internal Communication Trends & Challenges for 2022
  By Tim Vaughan via Poppulo (@PoppuloSays)
  
  12 communications experts provide their insights on what to expect in the year ahead and how to successfully meet those challenges.
  
  “What's in store for workplace communication in 2022 after another year dominated by the epochal fall-out from Covid-19? And how can employee comms be deployed more effectively to meet the challenges organizations face over the next 12 months...”
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Welcome to my weekly round-up of the best-of-the-best recent leadership and communication blog posts. 

This Week's Round-Up of Leadership and Communication Blogs:

• Why Are People Really Leaving Their Jobs? The Whole Reason Can Be Summed Up in 4 Words
  By Marcel Schwantes (@MarcelSchwantes via @Inc), Inc.
  
  A recent survey finds that a majority of employees have feedback to share with their employers and are happy to share it, but leaders don't seem to be listening.
  
  “As the 'Great Resignation' continues to rock companies across industries, employers are searching for answers. Higher pay, Covid burnout, and a lack of career-development opportunities have been cited as factors. But that's not the whole story. Explorance, a leader in experience management (XM) solutions, recently commissioned a survey of 2,000 U.S. part- and full-time-employed adults to probe the hidden drivers behind the sudden employee exodus. ...”
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• Seventeen Best Ways to Retain Employees in Today's Workplaces
  By Brett Farmiloe (@BrettFarmiloe via @SHRM), SHRM
  
  17 HR professionals and business leaders weigh in on how companies can retain their employees in today's environment.
  
  “From sharing the job incentives that matters most today to highlighting employee wellness trends in hybrid workplaces, there are several ways to retain employees at your organization. Here are the best employee retention strategies to retain employees in today’s workplace:...”
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• 3 Ways CEOs Can Foster Positive Company Culture in a Hybrid Work World
  By Kurt Motamedi via Chief Executive (@ChiefExecGrp)
  
  Three ways CEOs can support flexible work and encourage a positive work culture.
  
  “If the need for employee flexibility is properly balanced with the need for maintaining a strong company culture, one does not have to come at the expense of the other...”
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• Jeff Bezos Signals a Huge Shift in Amazon’s Mission
  By Jon Picoult (@JonPicoult), Watermark Consulting
  
  Jeff Bezos made an important addition the company mission and it focuses on their employees.
  
  “Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has released his 2020 Shareholder Letter, and about a quarter of the way into the 4,000-word missive, he signaled an important shift in Amazon’s strategic focus:...”
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• The Evolving Communication Function
  By Institute for Public Relations and PR News (@InstituteForPR via @PRNews)
  
  An interesting study taking a comprehensive look at the perceptions, roles, structures, and future of communication.
  
  “When defining the ‘best’ structure of a communication function, there is not a clear answer or a one-size- fits-all approach. Our research indicates that while structure is important, other components are arguably more so, such as the operations, relationships, and resources within and among the other organizational functions. For example, some communication leaders argued that marketing should be a part of the communication function, while others said it was more effective as a separate function. What works best structurally depends on each organization...”
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• Here are the Habits of Employees Who Lead Without the Title
  By Art Petty (@artpetty via @SmartBrief), SmartBrief
  
  Get 5 habits of influential employees who lead and succeed without the title.
  
  “In the 2004 movie "National Treasure" with Nicolas Cage and a bevy of other stars, Cage's character discovers a set of multi-colored spectacles (eyeglasses) essential to decoding a hidden message on the back of the Declaration of Independence. As the wearer tunes the different color lenses, the message suddenly appears, offering clues to a hidden treasure...”
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