The Talent Crisis Is Global ... And So Is Its Solution

The Talent Crisis Is Global ... And So Is Its Solution Here are some sobering facts about the state of the American workforce. Only about one-third of employees are happy at work, according to Gallup. Nearly half (43%) of employees cite a “lack of recognition” as the reason they want to leave—and 74% of people would consider finding a new job (half of them are already actively looking). A recent study found that half of employees who quit did so in order to “get away from their manager.” Reading all the research and headlines on the topic, it’s clear that we have a talent crisis. What becomes even clearer, however, is that the talent crisis isn’t due to a lack of smart, ambitious, innovative people. It’s not rooted in a mismatch of employee skills and employer opportunities. In fact, it’s a crisis that we, as leaders, could solve ourselves, because the crisis stems from organizations and their cultures, not from individual contributors.