Recent research also suggests that women, non-white employees, and those in lower-wage jobs are the workers most likely to consider making job changes. Both Deloitte Global’s Women at Work study and more recently, our economics team study findings support this, indicating that globally, the pandemic had a disproportionate adverse effect on women. Whether driven by a wave of restlessness, fresh opportunities, or ordinary employment churn, workers everywhere are leaving – or considering leaving their current position – or the workforce altogether. To unlock ongoing potential, it’s time for leaders to shift their thinking on talent and the very nature of work itself. To overcome the great resignation, it’s going to take a rethink, reshuffle, refocus, and reset to achieve the great reimagination.
