Meet the psychological needs of your people – all your people

Many companies only address the psychological needs of their higher-earning workers.

An international survey of nearly 50,000 people showed that 84% of workers across all occupations and income levels find “an interesting job” more important than “high income.” Another 2015 survey of 16,000 people worldwide supports this data by indicating that interpersonal relationships and having engaging work are the two most important factors for job satisfaction.

Data suggests that many companies tend to do a better job meeting the psychological needs of higher-earning employees than of those working in lower-paying or lower-skilled positions. Research shows this is not necessarily due to the specific nature of certain positions, as people in the most-routine...