Read this in Business Week last month.

According to a survey conducted by Accenture, 46 percent of women and 49 percent of men think they are not challenged enough at work. In an economy where few companies are hiring and many are firing existing employees, utilizing the skills of existing workers is important. “Your employees are eager to do more. They are capable of doing more. They want to do more. This is a great competitive advantage for you as a company because you don’t have to hire new talent in a challenging environment–you have the talent in place,” says Armelle Carminati, Managing Director of Human Capital and Diversity at Accenture. Both employees and employers should be enthusiastic about developing new roles, and make sure to adapt them to different workers. This should be easy to do since companies have “many tools and offerings on the plate–from new positions, training, virtual training, or physical training, inviting people to move geographically,” according to Carminati.

Well, I don’t know if this is easy but I know it is imperative. Other surveys point out similiar cases of disengagement in the workforce. The solution is leadership, looking out for people and building for the future.

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