Download “THE COMMUNITY EFFECT” our National Study on Abundant Leadership and Community at Work

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What's Really Making Your Best People Stay, or Pushing Them Out the Door 

A National Research Study on Abundant Leadership and Community at Work

Michelle commissioned a National Research Study with 1,250 Americans to answer a question most organizations aren't asking: Why do people leave workplace cultures that look great on paper?

The findings are hard to ignore. When people feel a genuine sense of community at work — seen, supported, and part of something greater — they perform better, stay longer, and advocate for their employers. 

When they don't, no benefit package, ping-pong table, or salary bump changes that. This study maps the gap between what leadership thinks is happening and what individuals are actually living.

Key findings at a glance

62%

would stop checking LinkedIn so often if they felt seen, appreciated, and recognized at their job.

86%

say community isn't something a business can buy — it's something they have to create.

79%

say fostering a great sense of community is critical for them to stay at an employer long-term.

72%

of employed Americans believe their workplace community could be much better than it is now.

90%

of Americans believe an abundance mindset improves positivity, productivity, and collaboration.

Stats get people nodding in a meeting. But this white paper gives you the why behind them, and the questions worth asking your team next.

• Great culture, no community? That's the problem.
The study draws a clear line between the two, and shows why the companies that nail one and miss the other are the ones losing their best people.

• What leadership thinks is happening isn't what your team is living.
Community doesn't feel the same at every level of an organization. The study shows you exactly where those experiences split.

• Nine insights. Zero homework.
Each one comes with discussion questions you can bring straight into your next leadership meeting.

The data revealed the problem. Michelle’s "Abundant Leadership" keynote reveals a path forward.

The data revealed the problem. Michelle’s "Abundant Leadership" keynote reveals a path forward.

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