“I think of compassion as a competency,” he said. “Developing it in leaders and managers and your employees … not only will make our workplaces and work experiences better. If you teach this to people at work, you may very well change their lives and change the world.”
To Shahar Erez, co-founder and CEO of the freelance management platform Stoke, the Great Resignation is one more step in how our relationship to work and the workplace has evolved. Erez conferenced in from Israel, where it was nearing midnight.
“People have had enough of tying their destination, their future, to a single workplace,” Erez said. “People have this understanding that they should get paid for the work they do and the value they bring, and they don’t necessarily need to be anyone’s employee.”
Some may believe companies are the ones pushing to have more independent contractors rather than employees, Erez said, but that’s not the case.
“The majority of the trend is coming from millennials and Gen Z wanting a different social contract,” he said. “People are realizing that future-proof careers need flexibility, working on your network, developing your skills, and most importantly, having lifelong learning.”
Founder of NEXT Generation Consulting Rebecca Ryan, left, hosted a Cap Times Idea Fest session on “The Great Resignation and the Future of Post-Pandemic Work” at the Memorial Union Play Circle. On the panel were management trainer Jason Lauritsen (on screen), president of Unfinished Business Mark Richardson, at right, and CEO of Stoke Talent Shahar Erez, not pictured.
So what’s next? For one, several panelists said, companies need to change how they hire.
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