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# Embeddedness: The Key to Retention

[Liliana Ball](https://blog.tonenetworks.com/author/liliana-ball)

 May 25, 2022 11:51:52 AM

![](https://blog.tonenetworks.com/hubfs/GettyImages-499233104-jpg-1.jpeg)During the pandemic, an estimated 4.2 million women left the workforce due to increasing demands both on and off the job.  A healthy balance of family, business and personal achievements is critical to well-being, and this balance will continue to impact retention. 

This is where [Job Embeddedness Theory](https://epublications.marquette.edu/mgmt_fac/4/) comes into play. It concludes that on-the-job factors become embedded with influences from personal and family life and ultimately impact an employee's decision to stay at a job. These influences include: 

-  relationships with co-workers
-  the degree to which an employee's skill-set matches the employer's expectations 
- organization-sponsored activities for employees

In addition, these three factors determine the level of connection a woman may feel with her workplace:

- Shared values and common goals 
- Internal networks and connectedness 
- Dependency on income, insurance, formal and informal benefits

When demands from the workplace become too much, an employee is more likely to quit due to [burnout](https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescommunicationscouncil/2022/05/24/common-causes-of-burnout-for-comms-pros-and-how-to-find-inspiration/?sh=3c0949597f9e).  And, with the increasing pressure women face, the [Census Bureau Household Pulse Survey](https://www.census.gov/data/experimental-data-products/household-pulse-survey.html) found that an astonishing 31% of women were experiencing symptoms of anxiety or depression compared to only 23% of men.  

TONE Networks offers tools such as on-demand coaching videos, bi-monthly live streaming coaching events and a tight-knit virtual network of women to create a feeling of belonging and connection that results in job embeddedness and an increase in retention.  Contact us through the form below to learn more.

 

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