(From PRWEB) -- A new study shows, North American employees are twice as likely to head for the door as they were before the recession, according to the latest findings of global consulting firm BlessingWhite.

An alarming 19% of high performers who scored low on job satisfaction indicate plans to leave. Another 48% are non-committal, saying they'll "probably" stay.

Christopher Rice, President and CEO of BlessingWhite, explains, "In attempts to survive the recession, organizations handed employees more work to complete with fewer resources. Now employees - especially the high performers - may be burnt out or under challenged, and they are seriously considering leaving at elevated rates."

Rice cautions that leaders should think about how to create growth opportunities and assign meaningful work to keep their top employees from walking out the door. "High performers, after months of heroics for their employers, are finally stepping back and asking, 'What about me? What about my career?'" If management doesn't present employees with the opportunity to pursue personal development or to engage in work that's interesting or worthwhile, these individuals are going to take their knowledge and skills elsewhere."

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