Work life balance is the highest career aspiration

1. Work-Life Balance is the
Highest Career Aspiration
Employees define success in terms of enjoyment rather than
performance

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Only 10% of employees define success at work as high performance,
says a global career survey by Right Management, revealing the
disconnect between employee aspirations and performance demands
of employers. The survey found that 45% of respondents rank work-life
balance as their number one career aspiration, and the top definition
of workplace success is enjoyment and happiness.
“People are happy and engaged at work when they are inspired,“ said
Shakun Khanna, country head of Right Management in a release.
Understanding employee career motivations and aspirations is key to
creating a high performance culture that motivates individuals to do
their best work.

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“When individuals experience effective career development through ongoing
career conversations with their managers, they are more likely to be
engaged, motivated and ready to take on new challenges,“ he added.
The survey also found that the percentage of employees aspiring to achieve
work-life balance, is more than double the number of employees that rank
being the best at what they do (17%) as their top career aspiration. In
Europe, 55% of employees aspire for work-life balance, followed by Asia
Pacific (37%) and North America (35%).
Interestingly, millennials (14%) are least likely to aspire to be the best at
what they do as compared to baby boomers (22%) and Gen X (17%). Only 3%
of employees globally aspire to achieve a prominent position.

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Overall, 26% of employees define success in the workplace as
enjoymenthappiness, followed by salary (19%), doing the best work
(18%), respect and recognition (15%) and high performance (10%).
High performance ranks lowest in Europe (8%) and highest in Asia
(14%) and with 12% in ) and with 12% in North America.
The survey also found that leaders need to show respect, with 53% of
employees saying respect for their knowledge and experience is their
top expectation of leadership.
Others include mutual trust (51%), transparency (37%), learning and
development (32%) and a relationship of equals regardless of job title
(30%).

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In Europe, mutual trust is the top expectation of leadership. The
expectation for learning and development opportunities ranks sia
(34%), followed highest in Asia (34%), followed by Europe (32%) and
North America (29%).
The Global Career Aspiration Survey was commissioned by Right
Management in Q4 2014 to better understand career motivations and
how perceptions and motivations are shifting in the workplace.
The survey covered 1,225 respondents in Canada, the US, Belgium,
France, Germany , Switzerland, the UK, Australia, India and Singapore.

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