Michelle Eggleston

Millennials have grown up in an instant gratification world, so patience is not necessarily their strong suit. Answers can be searched for, found, filed and implemented in a matter of minutes. If feedback pertaining to their job performance were searchable, millennials would be taking full advantage. Employees primarily rely on managers and supervisors for evaluations and feedback relating to performance. Traditionally, feedback is offered once a year in an annual review.

Companies need to be aware how workplace distractions can impact employee morale and retention. Distracted employees report increased stress, frustration and lack of motivation. Unengaged employees are less productive and less motivated to stay at the company. Technology is only compounding the issue by distracting an already distracted employee. The abundance of emails and meetings just add to this dilemma.

A whopping 13 percent of employees worldwide are engaged in their jobs. There are a multitude of reasons why employees are not engaged – from a lack of challenging work to conflicts with management to a lack of growth and development opportunities. Organizations are tasked with developing a plan of action to increase engagement levels. Because engagement matters. A workplace with high engagement levels retain employees longer and are more focused and productive to meet business goals.