The workplace trend 'quiet quitting' is now followed by 'quiet constraint' — workers hold back key information from their teams for a variety of reasons, including competitiveness. Experts weigh in.
Bhuta said 58% of employees have admitted holding on to knowledge or information that could benefit their co-workers — yet they haven’t shared that info with them, according to a Workplace Culture Report compiled by Kahoot!
"Coupled with the rise of distributed workforces and the establishment of hybrid and remote work models long-term, this can very easily leave teams and individual employees disconnected from each other," she added.To that end, she said that when team members aren’t fully working together and sharing knowledge and information, serious challenges for efficiency and productivity are created.
"Throughout the pandemic, many people worked extra hours," said Florida-based psychotherapist and podcast host Amy Morin."Some are resentful about that, so they're taking their frustration out on the company now."One worker's ‘quiet constraint’ may impact the whole team "Individuals may start to compete rather than cooperate," she said. "And a team that can't share ideas and work together isn't likely to succeed."An employee who withholds information that could help colleagues may impact productivity for the whole company, some workplace specialists believe.
"Companies need to make sure to consciously reward those who are free and open with information in a way that creates shared purpose and a positive culture."
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