SLIDE 1 Why Your Employees Are “Just Not That Into You”…and What to Do About It
With David Lee
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SLIDE 4 Managerial Laments
- Lack of initiative
- “What can you do for me?” vs…
- “OK is OK”
- Babysitting required
- Struggle to compete for talent
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SLIDE 8 Source: State of the American Workplace by the Gallup Organization
Despite All The Millions…
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Two Key Reasons Reasons Why Your Employees Are “Just Not That Into You”
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- 1. Employees Are Taught Not to Care
- 2. Employee Engagement is Treated as a Statistic,
Rather than an Individual Experience
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Employees Are Taught Not to Care
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“When we are careless in how we treat employees, we teach them to care less about us.”
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“How are employees taught not to care?”
SLIDE 14 Do You Have These Going On?
- No inspiring vision, just numbers and demands?
- No celebration of the great things you do?
- Management doesn’t act like they care?
- Employees are treated with disinterest and
disrespect?
SLIDE 15 Employees Have Learned Not to Care
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree
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SLIDE 17 “What’s wrong with
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Ask
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Promote & Cultivate Emotional Safety
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Promote & Cultivate Emotional Safety
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Promote & Cultivate Mindfulness
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SLIDE 28 Make Expressing Appreciation Part
SLIDE 29 Employees Feel Unappreciated Lack of appreciation is the #1 reason most Americans leave their jobs.
Source: Tom Rath and Donald Clifton, How Full Is Your Bucket? Positive Strategies for Work and Life, 2001
SLIDE 30 Employees Feel Unappreciated 65% of people surveyed said they received zero recognition for good work last year.
Source: Tom Rath and Donald Clifton, How Full Is Your Bucket? Positive Strategies for Work and Life, 2001
SLIDE 31 Employees Feel Unappreciated 69% - “I would work harder if I felt my efforts were better recognized.”
Source: Globoforce
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“What you appreciate… appreciates.”
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Cure Your Organization of Inspiration Deficit Disorder
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Continually Communicate The Vision Not With Charts and Graphs, But With “Future Stories”
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Share Stories About The Difference You Make
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SLIDE 39 Storytelling Amps Up Your Ability to Inspire
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Share Stories About Employees Doing Great Things & Making a Difference
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Don’t Just Remind Employees They Are Important…
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…Design Their Jobs and Manage In Ways That Enables Them to Be
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Share Stories About Employee Greatness From Other Organizations
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Employees Are Taught Not to Care
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Engagement is Treated As a Statistic Rather Than An Individual Experience
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SLIDE 48 Source: State of the American Workplace by the Gallup Organization
Despite All The Millions…
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Highly Engaged
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Somewhat Engaged
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Actively Disengaged
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- Identify key drivers for different demographics.
- Solicit individual engagement information from
each employees.
- Assist managers in soliciting precise information.
- Train and coach managers in constructive
conversation skills (esp. Emotional Safety)
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SLIDE 64 Looking Back
- 2 of the 8 Biggest Reasons
- 13 Selected Recommendations
SLIDE 65 Looking Forward
- Share two articles with management team.
- Discuss the sources and where to start.
- Invite them to upcoming webinar on how to
individualize employee engagement.(I will notify you shortly of the date/time)
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For Articles on Leadership and Engagement
SLIDE 67 Email: david@humannatureatwork.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/humannatureatwork/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/HumanNatureWork Phone: 207-571-9898
For a Complementary Strategy Session* on How to Boost Employee Engagement or For More Information on David Lee’s Services:
*Offer good until February 15th, 2015