5 Key takeaways from the webinar “Stop losing talent…” with Staffan Stendahl

Summary:

In our webinar “Stop losing talent,” PLAYipp’s CCO Staffan Stendahl highlighted a critical issue: most organizations are losing employees for the wrong reasons. While many focus on salary negotiations, 37% of employees actually leave due to poor engagement. In Sweden, the situation is particularly challenging, with only 24% of employees engaged in their work.

The cost?

Disengaged employees drain 34% of salary expenses without delivering the impact they could. One major culprit is communication chaos. When organizations use too many channels, employees don’t know where to find information, creating stress instead of clarity.

Digital signage offers a solution by giving you control over what information is displayed, where it’s located, and who sees it.

1. Employee engagement is more important than salary for retaining talent

37% of employees who change jobs do so due to engagement-related issues, while only 31% leave because of salary or benefits. This shows that even though salary discussions are important, it’s engagement that determines whether your best employees stay or go.

2. Sweden has an engagement crisis

Only 24% of employees in Swedish organizations are engaged in their work. 70% are not engaged and 6% are actively disengaged. Meaning they’re dragging and slowing down progress.. This is a problem, often costing organizations both productivity and money.

3. Disengaged employees cost 34% of salary expenses

On average, equivalent to 34% of salary expenses go to disengaged employees. That’s over a third of personnel costs that don’t deliver the impact they could. Investing in engagement isn’t just about soft values – it’s economics.

4. Too many communication channels create confusion

Organizations today use everything from intranets, Teams, email, workplace meetings and Instagram. But if employees don’t know where to find what information, it creates stress instead of clarity. Additionally, different generations want to receive information in different ways. Non-conformists prefer Instagram & Slack while traditional employees prefer email. Being misaligned means you’re missing out.

5. Digital signage can solve many of the above problems

A digital screen has three unique advantages: you know what information is displayed, you know where the information is located, and you know who should see it. This makes the screen a powerful channel for reaching the right person with the right message at the right time. Especially for employees who don’t sit at a computer all day.

Want to learn more? Check out this article by Emil Lindblad