According to an article released early last year, "Americans are growing increasingly unhappy with their jobs...The decline in job satisfaction is widespread among workers of all ages and across all income brackets" In a survey of 5,000 U.S. households it was found that: "Job satisfaction has declined across all income brackets in the last nine years. While 55 percent of workers earning more than $50,000 are satisfied with their jobs, only 14 percent claim they are very satisfied. At the other end of the pay scale (workers earning less than $15,000), about 45 percent of workers are satisfied, but only 17 percent express a strong level of satisfaction." Furthermore, via the survey it was determined that: 40% of workers feel disconnected from their employers. Two out of every three workers do not identify with or feel motivated to drive their employer's business goals and objectives. 25% of employees are just "showing up to collect a paycheck." Imagine that, two out of every three workers in your office or place of business do not identify with you and your business goals. Forty percent of the individuals who spend a large portion of their lives working at helping your business succeed feel disconnected from you, their employer! And one in four are simply there to 'collect a paycheck.' There is no loyalty, no concern, no pitching in toward a mutual effort and it's all because of the most primary relationship in your office - their relationship to you: the supervisor, CEO, or owner. In striving to maintain a sense of satisfaction among your employees, how can you get around the traditional models of business relationship? How can you directly address those people who fall into the staggering percentages of unhappiness and disconnection? You can start by listening those people, each and every one, into existence. You can start by introducing new ways of communicating and listening into your working environment, and High Performance Employees specializes in helping you do just that! Listen to a short snippet from one of our live workshopping events in England, with a client company who was looking for ways to make that change, by clicking here. The sound byte frames the great energy that comes out of one of these events; where employer and employee alike participate in an effort toward protecting the bottom line against turnover and the emotional malaise that inspires it. Reach those 25 percent and their paycheck is more than a paycheck, connect with those 40 percent and foster a sense of loyalty to the company, so that feelings of satisfaction, pride, and ownership flourish.