The demand for talented staff has placed employee retention front of mind for Australian businesses. Job crafting is one way to achieve this, allowing individuals to change their tasks, relationships and perceptions of their roles.
It is one of many practical strategies organisations have adopted to improve wellbeing, engagement, performance, and enhance wellbeing and development.
The need to create an environment which allows people to express themselves at work and utilise their diverse strengths, passions and interests will increase as work environments continue to evolve.
Maximising individual strengths and talents is increasingly important to ensure agility and flexibility within the future workplace.
“When I first came here, we started using the new higher-speed equipment. Then lots of new guys came in. So I started helping them learn the job. Now it’s just expected that I train the new guys. I did this in my previous job, so I have experience with it, and I like it because I’m able to help and work with guys from different backgrounds.”
- Maintenance technician and job crafter
The Job Crafting Toolkit helps individuals to experiment with job crafting in their role and also with their team. It outlines the core elements of job crafting and includes practical tools and processes to support individuals assessing their roles.
