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New Research Findings on Employee Job Satisfaction

ORLANDO, Fla.—June 26, 2006—Increasing job satisfaction requires more than free cafeteria food and flex time; it also may require the positive mental, spiritual, physical, and emotional resources the employee brings to the workplace, according to an announcement regarding the results of a research study conducted by the Human Performance Institute.

“The people who score in the top 10 percent of job satisfaction report they are also taking care of themselves in the mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical realms,” said chief executive, Dr. Jim Loehr. The source of Dr. Loehr’s data, the Full Engagement Profile, reportedly is based on the book titled The Power of Full Engagement.

“Furthermore, people who report the highest job satisfaction are highly self-confident individuals,” added Loehr, who noted an 85 percent correlation between high job satisfaction and self-confidence. “They are not only satisfied with their jobs, [but] they also feel competent in work and life. These two are mutually reinforcing.”

According to the announcement, the three-year study focused on the personal energy management and work-life balance of 75,000 working adults. The top 10 percent of people said they agreed or strongly agreed with the statement, “I am happy and satisfied in my job.” They also exhibited positive energy management habits to a far greater degree than people in the bottom 10 percent of job satisfaction. The announcement added that those with the highest job satisfaction scored about 250 percent higher on commitment, passion, self-confidence, vision, and purpose than those in the lowest 10 percent of job satisfaction.

“It is tempting, based on these numbers, to think that job satisfaction can be addressed through good candidate selection,” Loehr added. “And to some extent, it can. But employers get only one chance at good selection with each opening they fill, while they have a daily opportunity to encourage people toward practices that renew physical energy, and as well as the opportunity to encourage employees’ self-confidence through training and recognition. If the tensions of the job take away energy, enthusiasm, and time for self-renewal, the individual with high job satisfaction is at risk for becoming less engaged.”

To encourage job satisfaction employers should follow these tips, according to the announcement:

• Build employees’ competence and self-confidence through training, feedback, and recognition.
• Communicate the value of the organization’s products and services, and the role the organization plays in the marketplaces where it operates.
• Encourage and reward thoughtful risk-taking.
• Encourage positive workplace relations.
• Encourage meaningful rest breaks and light diversion.

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