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Part 1 of the Employee Engagement Series

Let’s start with what we do know. We know what happens when workers are not engaged.

In fact, organizations are so aware of the negative impact of a disengaged workforce that some are even paying employees to quit!

So back to our question, ‘What do we mean by engagement, really?’  According to Gallup’s State of the Workplace report, there are 12 elements of engagement, and to start, I’m going to address the first here:

So, with the first question answered, let’s address the second, “How do we improve employee engagement?” Let’s start with the first engagement element around expectations:

What next? Beginning with the new hires’ very first day on the job, the manager and employee should have ongoing discussions about key behaviors and characteristics that the employee is expected to demonstrate at work based on their role.  It’s the responsibility of the manager to ensure that they’re clearly spelling out what their and the organizations’ expectations are of the employee.

Hopefully this blog will help you tackle the first element of engagement. Stay tuned as we count down to number 12!