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Dismal Employee Satisfaction - Can You Fix It?

Dismal Employee Satisfaction - Can You Fix It? | Retain Top Talent | Scoop.it
Every company wants to know how they can create and sustain a profitable culture that attracts and retains top talent.
Barry Deutsch's insight:

Another blog post reconfirming the studies that show dismal employee satisfaction levels. In my own research I've noted that most of these studies over the last few years peg employee satisfaction, engagement, happiness at sub-25% levels.


This either means an explosion of turnover as the job market heats up - or extremely poor execution, impact, and productivity from your existing workforce.


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"some studies exposed disturbingly low employee engagement rates. Best companies are figuring how to engage top performers by helping them map their career paths and develop desired knowledge and skills. They do this through professional development classes, executive coaching and training for managers who need to understand how they can spot potential talent and support employee growth."


There were a couple of huge points in this paragraph. First, are you helping your top performers to achieve their work dreams and visions. Are you sitting down with them, discussing their ambitions, desires, expectations, and needs? Are you laying out a career development plan or an annual learning plan?


If you're not having this conversation and being proactive in career mentoring your best performers, I'll suggest that friends, former business associates, and recruiters are having this conversation constantly with your best talent. Wouldn't you rather be driving that bus?


Secondly, the vast majority of your executives and manages stink at understanding what the needs are of top performers. They've never been trained how to spot, develop, encourage, challenge, and stimulate the best people on their team. A few intuitively get it and the rest suffer by having great talent "fire" their boss (leave to seek greener pastures). Shouldn't you be training all your executives and managers how to be great at career mentoring and coaching top talent? Why leave it to just a few of your managers - why shouldn't every single one of them possess this skill?


What's your action plan to raise employee engagement, satisfaction, and happiness through improved career mentoring?


Not only is this concept critical to retaining your best employees in the next few years, it's a fundamental element of recruiting great talent.


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Hiring top talent is only the start. Now you have to work hard to keep your very best talent. Most companies stink at structured and systematic retention of their top performers. Discover how to prevent turnover and keep your best people.
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10 Employee Retention Strategies That Work

10 Employee Retention Strategies That Work | Retain Top Talent | Scoop.it
Employee retention is an organization's ability to keep its current employees and reduce unwanted attrition. Here are 10 strategies that actually work.
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69 essential employee experience statistics for 2025

69 essential employee experience statistics for 2025 | Retain Top Talent | Scoop.it
The world of work has changed more in five years than the previous 50. Discover 69 employee experience statistics that reveal the impact of these changes.
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Culture Isn't Soft. It's the System Running Your Company

Culture Isn't Soft. It's the System Running Your Company | Retain Top Talent | Scoop.it
Culture isn't about perks or posters. It's the decision-making system your company relies on when uncertainty hits and you're not in the room.
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Why Company Culture Is The True Competitive Advantage In Service-Based Businesses

Why Company Culture Is The True Competitive Advantage In Service-Based Businesses | Retain Top Talent | Scoop.it
Margins seem to be getting tighter every year. Customers expect more, complain faster, and switch providers without blinking.In service-based businesses, the...
Barry Deutsch's insight:

Culture eats everything - process, strategy, tactics. If you have a great culture - it's easy to attract top talent, management is simple because of the level of discretionary effort shown by employees - initiative, proactivity, self-motivation - and for every percentage improvement around employee engagement with your culture - it has a dramatic impact on customers. 1000s of studies have proven this to be true.

 

So why do I find through my Talent by Design by Practice that most employees indicate their true company culture is either negative or missing  - there is no real culture - it's more of an extension of the negative behaviors of the CEO.

 

Small investments in making your culture a living - breathing - evolving element of your company - can have a significant impact on talent and customer acquisition and retention. Why do you most companies treat culture like it's after-thought and might happen magically?

 

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Employee Engagement Trends 2026: Fostering a Motivated Workforce

Employee Engagement Trends 2026: Fostering a Motivated Workforce | Retain Top Talent | Scoop.it
Explore current employee engagement trends to foster a motivated and productive workforce. Get the insights you need to drive success in your organization.
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What My 75-Year-Old Bagel Shop Can Teach You About Building Trust

What My 75-Year-Old Bagel Shop Can Teach You About Building Trust | Retain Top Talent | Scoop.it
As an entrepreneur, when you know why you show up each day, growth always feels steady and purposeful.
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How To Create An Inclusive Culture That Thrives In The Hybrid Workplace

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In the modern hybrid workplace, successful entrepreneurial leaders must prioritize empathy and intentional strategies to build diverse teams and foster genuine connection, ensuring that flexibility does not lead to employee isolation but instead strengthens company culture.
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A Manager’s Guide to Employee Engagement | Human-Centered Change and Innovation

A Manager’s Guide to Employee Engagement | Human-Centered Change and Innovation | Retain Top Talent | Scoop.it
Braden Kelley is a popular innovation keynote speaker creating workshops, masterclasses, webinars, tools, and training for organizations on innovation, design thinking and change management.
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The Great Resignation To The Great Reimagination

The Great Resignation To The Great Reimagination | Retain Top Talent | Scoop.it
What is the Great Reimagination, and how is it changing the modern workplace? Read on to explore its impact and how leaders can adapt to it.
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Disengaged Employees Are Giving Silent Feedback—Are You Listening?

Disengaged Employees Are Giving Silent Feedback—Are You Listening? | Retain Top Talent | Scoop.it
Employee disengagement is more than a morale issue—it’s a signal of leadership misalignment. Learn how Creative leadership can transform silent feedback into renewed engagement and purpose.
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Stay Interviews: What Are They And Why Do You Need To Conduct Them?

Stay Interviews: What Are They And Why Do You Need To Conduct Them? | Retain Top Talent | Scoop.it
What are stay interviews, and how can your organization benefit from them? Read this article to explore 5 of their main benefits.
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3 Uncomfortable Truths About Why Quiet Firing Happens

3 Uncomfortable Truths About Why Quiet Firing Happens | Retain Top Talent | Scoop.it
Quiet firing is more common than you may think. Discover the reasons it happens and what it reveals about bad management and broken workplace culture.
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July 7, 2025 4:46 PM
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Cultivating Workplace Culture Through Meaningful Dialogue

Cultivating Workplace Culture Through Meaningful Dialogue | Retain Top Talent | Scoop.it
Esther Perel, renowned psychotherapist and relationship expert, explores how to bridge the dialogue gap to build healthy and productive workplace cultures.
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January 3, 1:37 PM
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The Powerful Revenue Opportunity Most Founders Overlook

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Making this shift could be your best business decision in 2026.
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January 2, 4:22 PM
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Jamba Juice's Ex-CEO Says Middle Management Is Crucial for Success

Jamba Juice's Ex-CEO Says Middle Management Is Crucial for Success | Retain Top Talent | Scoop.it
He said this management layer drives good company culture, which is crucial for bottom-line growth.
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December 19, 2025 5:33 PM
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10 strategies to build employee connection

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Unlock the benefits of strong employee connections with our guide, designed for team leaders seeking to amplify engagement and collaboration.
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December 16, 2025 5:55 PM
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16 Strategies for Scaling Company Culture from Growing Companies

16 Strategies for Scaling Company Culture from Growing Companies | Retain Top Talent | Scoop.it
16 Strategies for Scaling Company Culture from Growing Companies Scaling company culture as a business grows presents unique challenges that require intentional strategies and clear frameworks. We asked industry experts to share how their companies ensure that culture is scalable as they grow.
Barry Deutsch's insight:

Great article on best practices in executing on driving culture and values as your grow your company. Many CEOs look at culture and values as soft and squishy issues that take a backseat to more important issues like getting sales or hitting financial objectives.

 

The reality your culture and values drive motivation, effort, impact, and desire. They make a difference in whether you are able to attract top talent and keep those great people. Number one reason outstanding performers leave is that your culture and values are either horrible or non-existent.

 

When are we going to realize that creating and executing on culture and values is what drives above average success?

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December 16, 2025 5:43 PM
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How to measure company culture: Proven metrics

How to measure company culture: Proven metrics | Retain Top Talent | Scoop.it
Learn how to measure company culture and gain insights to align your organizational culture with business goals in this expert how-to guide.
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Why Low Quit Rates Could Be Killing Your Company

Why Low Quit Rates Could Be Killing Your Company | Retain Top Talent | Scoop.it
Why declining quit rates may hide workforce issues. Learn how stability masks disengagement and burnout—and what CEOs must do to retain top talent before they leave.
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August 13, 2025 4:46 PM
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How Leaders Are Rewriting Management For The AI Era

How Leaders Are Rewriting Management For The AI Era | Retain Top Talent | Scoop.it
Explores how leaders can build “adaptive organizations” that thrive under uncertainty—from AI disruption to economic volatility—by embedding vulnerability, creating alternative leadership paths, mastering delegation, establishing cultural rhythms, and making feedback transparent...
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What A Workvivo Study Reveals About The ‘Frontline Gap’

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Frontline workers across diverse industries form the backbone of organizations, yet many still feel overlooked and disconnected from the companies they serve.
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How Giving Back Became The Unexpected Driver of My Company's Success

How Giving Back Became The Unexpected Driver of My Company's Success | Retain Top Talent | Scoop.it
Philanthropy isn't just a feel-good add-on — it can fuel business growth, and this article shows founders how to align purpose with profit at any stage.
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August 5, 2025 11:26 PM
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Global Manager Engagement Crisis: Only 27% Engaged, Costing $438B

Global Manager Engagement Crisis: Only 27% Engaged, Costing $438B | Retain Top Talent | Scoop.it
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Top 15 Uses of an Intranet + Examples

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Top Intranet Uses: 1. Announcements 2. Messaging 3. HR Services 4. Training 5. Surveys 6. Recognition 7. Calendars + more.
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Employee Engagement Is Falling. These 5 Manager Tactics Actually Work.

Employee Engagement Is Falling. These 5 Manager Tactics Actually Work. | Retain Top Talent | Scoop.it
Employees only engage (or re-engage) when they feel seen, challenged, and connected to something that matters.
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