Is Your Team Engaged?
Leaders are responsible for creating great places to work with engaging employee experiences. Employees want to know that they are valued members of the organization and desire frequent communication and feedback from their leaders.
To foster inspired workplaces, employees need help understanding how their daily actions align with the organization’s mission. People want to feel good about the work that they do, and the more recognition they receive for meaningful work, the more motivated they are to continue to perform at high levels. Sustaining high levels of employee engagement can be achieved by building relationships, affirming the individual’s value, removing barriers, and providing development and growth opportunities to employees.
Use these questions as a guide to analyze and improve the employee experience for your team:
What influence do you have as a leader on the overall experience and engagement of employees?
What actions can you take to increase employee engagement?
What leader behaviors lower employee engagement?
Why is it important to focus on the employee experience?
How often do you formally meet with your direct reports? Informally?
How can you make time to consistently meet with direct reports at least once per month?
How often do you recognize employees? Do you keep track of employee recognition?
What can you do to ensure you recognize employees weekly?
How do you gather feedback from employees?
How often does the organization revisit processes that affect the employee experience?
What keeps you engaged at work? Why does your organization retain you as an employee? How can you use your answers to influence the way you manage the employee experience?