Planning for success: HR managers’ guide to New Year’s resolutions

The new year is a time when many people set professional goals. As a human resources (HR) manager, the new year might usher in a time of change for your workforce as you roll out new policies, aim to repair broken systems, or set goals to achieve in the upcoming year. So how can employers develop a New Year’s resolution plan built for success in the face of such sobering resolution statistics?

Resolution success

According to recent statistics, 37% of people still make personal resolutions for the new year. Of those people, 87% start the year optimistically, reporting they’re very or somewhat likely to keep their resolutions.

Of course, early optimism is tempered by the familiar grim statistics. Research shows only 9% of those who make resolutions keep them, 43% of people abandon their resolution by the end of January, and 23% of people jump ship by the end of the first week.