Sep 13, 2018
Truth You Can Act On:
- Don’t Confuse Engagement with Satisfaction: Employee engagement and employee satisfaction are not the same. Ensure that you understand the difference to get an accurate read on engagement levels of your leaders and team members. You must learn to measure the right things.
- Lend Your Ear(s): One of the simplest ways to gain buy-in from an employee is to listen. Be as intentional as possible in developing your listening skills as a leader. Practice less talking and do more listening this week.
- Embrace Challenges: One of the keys to engagement is whether or not an employee feels challenged in their work, to have a position where they’re growing. Equip your managers to have real conversations with team members to understand the level of challenge they are feeling with the work they are doing.
- Reassess Your Cultural Norms: Culture is a collection of behavioral practices of the organization, both stated and unstated. Are there unintentional harmful norms that are happening in your organization and need to be discussed? Appoint a group of people to keep a collective eye and report regularly, so these norms don’t continue within your workplace.
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