Michigan Business Beat | Mark Ostach - The 'Great Resignation' to the 'Great Retention'

Jeffrey Mosher welcomes back Mark Ostach, Digital Wellness Author and Human Connection Expert; who works with Fortune 500 companies & entrepreneurial start-ups. to discuss How A Simple Warm-Up Exercise Has Gained Traction Fostering Connection In the Hybrid Workplace. News about ‘The Great Resignation’ has led many employees to think now is a good time for them to leave too. Research shows employees’ primary motive behind the mass exodus is the failure to develop relationships in their hybrid workplace. Employers can turn the tide of the “Great Resignation” to “Great Retention” without giving away big bonuses, pay raises, and extra vacation days. Instead, employers simply need managers to do a better job keeping their teams engaged, according to leading Digital Wellness author and human connection expert Mark Ostach, who works with Fortune 500 companies and entrepreneurial start-ups. In their conversation, Mark shares about: · Recently, 4.4 million employees have quit their jobs. Reports about ‘The Great Resignation’ have led many employees to think now is a good time for them to leave too. Research shows employees’ primary motive behind the mass exodus is the failure to develop relationships in their hybrid workplace. · Employers can turn the tide of the “Great Resignation” to “Great Retention” without giving away big bonuses, pay raises, and extra vacation days. Instead, employers simply need managers to do a better job keeping their teams engaged. A simple warm up exercise has gained traction fostering connection in the hybrid workplace. · The ‘If You Really Knew Me’ icebreaker breaks down the barriers employees have built up during the pandemic. Once participants begin with “If you Really Knew Me”, they open up and begin sharing, it helps to create an atmosphere of connection. I describe it as a sort of relational release of built up tension from not being physically in front of each other. The exercise creates an authentic sense of connection in a hybrid workplace. · Responses f