4 ways organizations fail to upskill and retain their talent

The last three years have forced many employers to rethink what makes a successful workplace — and it looks like the learning curve isn’t over yet. 

Between adjusting to hybrid work structures, elevated compensation and benefits expectations and new technology like AI-powered research and content creation tools, many employers may be struggling to keep up, which means employees are struggling too. According to career coaching platform BetterUp, 96% of workers are looking to change jobs this year, with 74% of Gen Z and Millennial workers ready to quit due to a lack of professional development. 

It looks like a majority of employees are disengaged and do not feel like they are growing at their current workplace, and bad workplace transformation practices could be to blame, says Kristi Leimgruber, a psychologist and behavioral scientist at BetterUp. 

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“This has been an unprecedented time of change and transition,” she says. “Just think of the pace of it. It’s like running on a treadmill: you can’t catch up. Once you do, the next thing has already changed.”

For Leimgruber, it’s clear in employers’ rush to transform their culture and technology, they have left employees behind. If employers are in a constant state of catch-up, then so are employees, and no one can really take the time to connect with their teams and develop long-term skills, she notes. Ironically, to catch up, employers may have to slow down.

Here are four reasons why employers fail to transform their organizations.