Four Truths About Employee Engagement
by Miki Saxon
Dave Zinger wrote a post on employee DISengagement, saying that it doesn’t exist; that it isn’t the employees who are disengaged, rather it’s the organization’s responsibility to engage them and he’s right on the money.
Engagement isn’t something that happens by accident or that you can order your people to do.
Engagement happens because you, and hopefully your company are engaging.
This isn’t doubletalk or smoke, think about it. Think about what engages you.
- The guideline is the same thread that has run through every major philosophy and religion for thousands of years—treat your people as you want to be treated, whether your boss treats you that way or not.
- Authenticity is the current buzz word, but it translates simply to be honest, open and do what you say; never fudge, let alone lie, intentionally or otherwise.
- There are absolutely no circumstances that warrant or excuse the messenger being killed. None. Because if you do, there’s no going back—ever.
- If your company doesn’t have an engaging culture then you must be an umbrella for your people, because you can create one below you, even if you can’t change it above.
Organizational engagement is cultural and we’ll be talking more about it this week.
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