Paradigm Shift | Project Management Magazine Autumn 2022

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INNOVATIONS AND INSIGHTS

THE GREAT RESIGNATION: WHAT CAN LEADERS DO TO RETAIN THEIR TEAMS?

WHILE MANY ARE STILL DEBATING WHETHER THE ‘GREAT RESIGNATION’ WILL EVER FULLY REACH AUSTRALIAN SHORES, THERE IS ONE WORRYING TRUTH EMERGING FROM OUR WORKFORCE: EMPLOYEES ARE BURNT OUT AND IT IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST REASONS FOR THEIR RESIGNATION. LAITH ADEL UNCOVERS WHAT CAN BE DONE.

Flexible work hours and inclusive benefits have become a staple feature to entice employees, but is it enough and are we attracting employees by addressing the right issues? What can project leaders do to help retain and sustain their teams? 16

THE GREAT RESIGNATION IN AUSTRALIA: DIFFERENT OR DELAYED? The Great Resignation, a term coined in early 2021 to describe the wave of employee resignation in the United States, may not be as visible in Australia, but research shows we may be facing a shift of our own. While the unmet labour demand in Australian retail, hospitality, and construction industries has


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