How not to quit your job: Effect of leadership on motivation and quitting intentions of employees

Abstract

Purpose

One of the very few positive outcomes to emerge from the coronavirus epidemic in 2020 was the huge shift in people’s attitude to their working life. The positives were two-fold. Firstly, people reappraised why their job was important to them, and whether it was worth the increased perception of risk that may have entered their day-to-day working life. Suddenly, for the waitress or the police officer, the heightened exposure to a virus, and everything else that came with the job, may have come into much sharper focus. Maybe it made them appreciate their job more; maybe it made them think it wasn’t worth the risk and quit.

Design/methodology/approach

This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds his/her own impartial comments and places the articles in context.

Findings

One of the very few positive outcomes to emerge from the coronavirus epidemic in 2020 was the huge shift in people’s attitude to their working life. The positives were two-fold. Firstly, people reappraised why their job was important to them, and whether it was worth the increased perception of risk that may have entered their day-to-day working life. Suddenly, for the waitress or the police officer, the heightened exposure to a virus, and everything else that came with the job, may have come into much sharper focus. Maybe it made them appreciate their job more; maybe it made them think it wasn’t worth the risk and quit.

Originality/value

The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Citation

(2020), "How not to quit your job: Effect of leadership on motivation and quitting intentions of employees", Development and Learning in Organizations, Vol. 34 No. 5, pp. 53-55. https://doi.org/10.1108/DLO-07-2020-0149