Why Workers Are Quitting Right Now and What HR Can Do About It with Kathryn Minshew, Founder & CEO, The Muse (#23)

Gen Z workers in their mid-20s and younger are not afraid to leave a job within six months if they feel the role isn't a good fit for them. Kathryn Minshew, CEO and founder of The Muse, has extensively researched what's happening and is here to break down what it means for you.

Highlights

[1:46] The reason why 75% of Gen Z workers quit

[3:09] What’s behind the disconnect between worker expectations and employee experience?

[10:00] Who’s responsible for a workplace being toxic?

[15:03] HR’s duty to identify retention problem/toxicity blind spots

[25:14] Strategies for mitigating toxicity

[28:37] Why people actually prefer to stay

[31:40] Indicators that job seekers might be paying close attention to

[34:54] Pairing/twinning interview questions

[44:41] Quitting because of lack of inclusiveness

[47:32] Honesty in representing a position and what your company’s like

[57:29] BONUS CONTENT https://a.co/d/iS7MuPJ

Guest Bio

Kathryn Minshew, CEO, The Muse

Kathryn Minshew is CEO and founder of The Muse, a career platform used by over 70 million people to find jobs at companies whose people, benefits, and values align with their unique professional needs. Under her leadership, The Muse has pioneered the concept of values-based job search and was recently named one of Fast Company's 50 most innovative companies in the world. In 2022, Kathryn led The Muse’s acquisition of Fairygodboss.com, the largest online career community for women. Kathryn is the host of The Muse's podcast, “The New Rules of Work,” and her first book, “The New Rules of Work, The Muse Playbook for Navigating Your Career,” was a Wall Street Journal National Bestseller. She has spoken at MIT and Harvard and has also appeared on “Today” and CNN.

Links

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathryn-minshew/

https://twitter.com/kmin

https://www.themuse.com/

https://fairygodboss.com/

The Muse 2023 User Survey

https://www.hrmorning.com/articles/bad-behaviors/

https://www.hrmorning.com/articles/most-difficult-employees/

https://www.hrmorning.com/articles/diversity-retention/

https://www.hrmorning.com/articles/manufactured-conflict-draining-profits/

https://www.hrmorning.com/articles/manufactured-conflict-hr-role-identifying/

https://www.hrmorning.com/articles/manufactured-conflict-hrs-role-resolve-it/

Berta Aldrich’s best selling book, Winning the Talent Shift, is available on Amazon https://a.co/d/iS7MuPJ

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