7 amazing things we know from helping more than 300 teams in 2021.
From working at YourFLOCK — with over 1000 people in 2021. With more than 300 teams. In 7 different departments. And nearly a 100 companies in 7 different sectors across the world. We have learnt so much about:
- - team engagement,
- - togetherness,
- - company cultures,
- - employee engagement,
- - individual values and team values,
- - and how to help teams stay together.
Even during one of the toughest years for many people and business. We have all learnt so much. It’s been a great privilege to work with so many outstanding teams and leaders.
By using Your FLOCK, some of these team leaders and bosses have doubled the rate of retention of their staff. Compared to the industry standard. Halving the cost of loosing employees. As well as having happier and more productive team mates. And higher employee engagement..
In fact, this blog could have been…
The top 21 things we know from helping almost 100 companies and 300 teams in 2021
But I wanted to pick out for now. The data about the sectors. As all this data goes into helping us make a better product. That can help a million people be happier at work.
7 INTERESTING THINGS WE LEARNT IN 2021.
In the different sectors…
I have added in a bit of narrative in italics. But do create your own too from our data. As our data suggests — if you work in a team in:
Technology.
That you are likely to be customer focused as your top core value. Three times as likely as for education for example. You are also motivated by teamwork. And are twice as likely to use Your FLOCK. So kudos to you.
As someone that helps run a small tech startup I know we HAVE to be customer focused to survive. And also the importance of a strong team culture.
Creative / Digital Agencies.
That you are likely to be most motivated by teamwork (29% are) more than 20% more than the next. BUT you are also highly detail driven. More than any other sector we work with.
Teamwork is key and perhaps why many agencies are trying to get people back into their offices. AND the detail driven result. Shows the importance of details and data in modern marketing.
Finance / Law.
That you are driven by adaptability. (Or maybe more accepting of it) and your sector has the highest desire for autonomy. Which is 4 times higher than teams working in Creative and Digital.
As someone that knows lawyers well — I can see this. Also high autonomy might mean not as many central lawyer offices are needed?
Education and training.
That you share the top spot with Creative and Digital to be motivated by teamwork. Which makes sense in this industry. But you also have the highest desire for being results focused.
Which kinda makes sense with grades etc. But perhaps this sector COULD look into more team building activities too.
Recruitment.
That your teams are driven by personal growth but also very strongly by recognition. Which is higher than any other sector. Which is TWICE as high as it is with these teams as those in the technology sector.
This could be seen, perhaps, with younger staff, so this is a real opportunity for those in recruitment. To recognize EVERY achievement their staff do.
HR
For people that work WITH people and the human part of human resources. Them feeling part of a team is highly important to them. Teamwork — is their highest value. People in these teams have the highest drive for adaptability too.
We work with many HR people and consultants. And can see the continual need for adaptability and teamwork in what they do.
Public sector.
For people in teams in this sector, personal growth is the most important thing. But they also have one of the highest needs for recognition in the data set.
Having worked in the public sector. This really surprised me. But perhaps it points to something deeper. And WHY I didn’t last long in public sector roles because of my lack of understanding of this need.
This is why I invested in YourFLOCK in the first place.
To help people understand each other more. To help myself become a better team leader. Based on data. And why I find it such an exciting place to work. As by recruiting the right team we also aligns our values. We have a HIGH engagement score. We like working with each other. And so we can make the most of out of this thing we call the #FutureOfWork.
And as I use YourFLOCK, I know that our sector is motivated by team work and a customer focus. So even before, as the team leader, I look into each of their individual values — I can kinda guess what makes them tick…
Can you say the same about Your team?
DO YOU KNOW WHAT MAKES YOUR TEAM TICK?
- Do you have the data you need?
- Do you know what your co workers would answer?
- Do you know what you would?
- Would your team leader?
- If you are a team leader. Are you helping your team live the shared values?
- If you are the boss. You might know the individual VALUE of each employee. And the pain of recruiting new people if your best people leave.
- But do you know what their individual VALUES are? So they don’t leave as quickly in the first place?
Drop us an email — no matter who you are be that…
- An employee that wants to be happier at work.
- A team leader that wants to make sure they keep people together.
- Or the boss of many different teams that wants to make the most of their people and their time with them.
Your FLOCK and our new Team Togetherness Programme is made for teams of 5 to 15 people. And for organisations of between 10 to 50 people.
We, of course, work with much bigger companies too with our team engagement platform software. No matter what the sector….
AND… If you like the analysis of the above sector data.
And you find this as interesting as we do. And would like to know more about what we found out in 2021 about team / employee engagement — then comment below.
With a YES PLEASE.
Or email us as we have more interesting facts about values by different team roles. i.e. Marketing / Sales or Admin. AND by company sizes in different brackets from 5 people up to more than 100. All for our new report which you can have a copy of…
Just comment below before mid Jan 2022.
