Employee Engagement and Motivation

I’m hearing a lot about lack of employee engagement and motivation in the workplace.

When someone is hired into an organization, it is important to not only base your decision on their responses, presence, professionalism, and fit, but also pay close attention to their desires, passions, values, and strengths.

👉Also pay close attention to whether they truly know what any of those are.

What we see happening is a lack of connection and dedication to the role and organization, as well as the people, and this leads to burnout, potentially feeling a lack of appreciation, and seeing the greener grass on the other side. This ultimately leads to the “Great Resignation”. We can sometimes diagnose this in the interviewing process as it all begins with the right hire.

All of this can also lead to a toxic employee that negatively affects the team, culture, work, and performance.

Also, it could be as simple as a lack of maturity. If the connection, dedication, etc. is there but someone still appears unhappy, you have an opportunity to motivate the employee to be even more deeply connected and dedicated to the role, people and organization. If it’s a money issue, you again have an opportunity to motivate the employee differently.

Employee motivation has everything to do with it. If the employee’s motives are unknown or misaligned, there’s a good chance you can predict the outcome.

If anything, I hope my poll on LinkedIn provides you new contemplation.

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