Do you think your employees arehappy at work? Really? What if you knew that four of five of themwere actively looking for a new job? Would that motive you tochange your work environment?

According to a poll by Right Management, the talent and careermanagement unit with ManpowerGroup, 83% of nearly 900 workers whoresponded to an online poll say they “intend to actively seek a newposition in the New Year.” Another 12% are considering making amove, and just 5% intend to stay put.

Right Management's conclusion is that companies should find outmore about how their workers feel about their current workenvironment, and then take steps to redesign it based on feedbackreceived. Those companies that don't listen to their employees facethe astronomical costs of constant turnover, especially as the jobmarket gets hotter by the month.

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Dan Cook

Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.