Learn to feel good about yourself...

·      Before you give your respect to others you must respect who and what you are. 

·      And before that, you must decide who and what you are. 

 

It used to be that most of who and what working people think they are, is bound up in large part with their job. That was truer with Baby Boomer, Gen X, and Millennial workers than it seems to be with those in Gen Z and Gen Alpha groups. Thus, for the first groups, the importance of working at something they love. With the latter 2 generational groups, it seems that getting a job they love is a negotiation in and around the standard job description - they are more used to getting what they want than the first 3 groups, and I suggest employers must prepare to adapt to this change in employee expectations. In general, then, workers in every generation should work at jobs they love to respect and feel good about (and loyal to) themselves.  This may all sound a bit convoluted, but I’m suggesting is that companies should explore ways to make their employees feel that way as a strategy to improve retention. This follows the principles of emotional intelligence that proved so effective in restaffing after the Covid pandemic – ones that in the future will help employer recruitment and retention. Thus, self-respect may become increasingly important in a company’s abilities to build loyalty, improved performance, and overall company results. Said another way: happy employees make happy customers and happy shareholders. Something to consider today.

 

Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem (born 1969): Spanish actor who is the recipient of an Academy Award, seven Goya Awards, a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Globe Award.