How to show employees you appreciate them—and retain talent

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Share this email Share this email on LinkedIn   Share this email on Twitter   Share this email on Facebook   New from McKinsey & Company How to improve the employee experience The Great Resignation has forced organizations to take a hard look at their relationships with those without whom their businesses would not operate: their employees. Employees report wanting to feel valued and appreciated, but organizations are banking on failed transactional strategies. So what can organizations do to truly improve the employee experience and retain top talent? Ahead of #EmployeeAppreciationDay next week, learn how to plan for the future and encourage employee well-being with insights on topics including: leading with empathy adapting approaches based on individual employee needs and experiences empowering staff to set their own unique goals and supplying the tools to attain them embracing bottom-up ideas Read more This time it's personal: Shaping the 'new possible' through employee experience In an era of workplace upheaval, companies that create tailored, authentic experiences strengthen employee purpose, ignite energy, and elevate organization-wide performance. Listen to what matters   Do you know your life's purpose? Do you know your life's purpose? Knowing can help you navigate uncertainty, become more resilient, and even live a longer, more fulfilled life. According to McKinsey research, life purpose can be mapped to a combination of nine universal values we all share. To find meaning in your life and work, start by identifying the unique set of values that motivate and inspire you to action. Go deeper   Igniting individual purpose in times of crisis Creating strong links to an individual purpose benefits individuals and companies alike—and could be vital in managing the postpandemic uncertainties that lie ahead. Weather challenging times   Help your employees find purpose—or watch them leave Employees expect their jobs to bring a significant sense of purpose to their lives. Employers need to help meet this need, or be prepared to lose talent to companies that will. Meet employees' needs   COVID-19 and the employee experience: How leaders can seize the moment The return phase of the COVID-19 crisis is a good time for organizations to create more tailored responses to workplace challenges, expanding on the goodwill and camaraderie earned in earlier phases. Hone your approach   Reprioritizing the employee experience in consumer-goods and retail companies A successful recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic will require the consumer sector to restore programs aimed at workplace diversity and inclusion. Revive D&I efforts   A new IT operating model to better serve employees In this interview, Johnson & Johnson's CIO of Corporate Technology explains how IT transformed the employee experience—and itself— with a digital-product mindset. Read the interview   How Johnson & Johnson transformed its corporate business-technology operating model Johnson & Johnson remodeled its technology–business partnership to elevate the employee experience. 3 decisions   Innovating employee health: Time to break the mold? Employers have rapidly adapted during the COVID-19 pandemic: Can they now apply that level of speed to innovating employer-sponsored insurance? 6 elements that matter   For more essential reading on topics that matter, visit McKinsey Themes. — Curated by Emily Adeyanju, a digital editor based in New York Follow our thinking McKinsey Insights - Get our latest thinking on your iPhone, iPad, or Android Share these insights Did you enjoy this newsletter? Forward it to colleagues and friends so they can subscribe too. Was this issue forwarded to you? Sign up for it and sample our 40+ other free email subscriptions here. This email contains information about McKinsey’s research, insights, services, or events. By opening our emails or clicking on links, you agree to our use of cookies and web tracking technology. For more information on how we use and protect your information, please review our privacy policy. You received this email because you subscribed to our Organization alert list. Manage subscriptions | Unsubscribe Copyright © 2022 | McKinsey & Company, 3 World Trade Center, 175 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10007