LEADERSHIP LINK ENGAGEMENT MATTERS
WHAT EMPLOYEES NEED TO BE ENGAGED & SUCCESSFUL
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s the 2022-year closes, our team was able to focus on Development, a key indicator in engagement and why people choose to stay at their jobs. I was able to take the 2-Day Gallup Engagement Specialist course which aligns with the Gallup Global Strengths Coaching Certification I also have. Understanding people’s “strengths” and allowing them to use those “best assets” at work helps them to feel engaged, valued and more productive. Kristina Belliveau also became a certified Gallup Global Strengths Coach in November as she completed a 5-day course on Gallup Strengths in Chicago. We already have worked together, using our best “strengths” to facilitate a course for a local university. We are excited to share our knowledge of strengths and engagement in the next year and help our workforce become more profitable and productive. Gallup has discovered from its work with organizations worldwide that every company has the potential to improve employee productivity, customer retention, organic growth and profitability. But this potential is largely untapped in many organizations because they do not understand that human nature drives business performance. Across the world, only 21% of employees are engaged in their jobs. In the U.S., 68% of American workers are not engaged or actively disengaged in their jobs, and are emotionally disconnected from their workplaces and less likely to be productive.
While many organizations spend a lot of time and money measuring employees’ overall satisfaction, it is not a great indicator of high performance. Gallup’s research shows that although keeping employees happy or satisfied can help build a more positive workplace, measuring workers’ satisfaction or happiness levels alone is insufficient in creating sustainable change, retaining top performers and positively affecting the bottom line. Employees need to be engaged for these actions to occur. Satisfied or happy employees are not necessarily engaged employees. While satisfaction is important, engagement goes one step further. Engaged employees have well-defined roles in the organization, make strong contributions, are actively connected to their larger team and company, and are continuously progressing. SATISFIED EMPLOYEES May or may not be productive Put their time but not necessarily their energy into their work Take a wait-andsee attitude toward their job ENGAGED EMPLOYEES Work with passion Perform at consistently high levels Drive innovation and move their organization forward.. The culture you create matters to organizations. There is a connection between business results and engagement. If you are interested in learning more on how we can help your companies with employee development and engagement please reach out to kristinab@leadershipstarkcounty.org or stephaniew@leadershipstarkcounty.org.
WINTER 2022 INSIDE: FALL SPOTLIGHT CLASS ...................................... PAGE 3 2022 FUND DRIVE DONORS ...................................... PAGE 5 OFFICE CULTURE & HYBRID WORKERS.................. PAGE 7 PODCAST SPOTLIGHT ...................................... PAGE 8 WHAT MAKES A GREAT LIFE? ............................ PAGE 9 SIGNATURE: HUMAN SERVICES DAY ........ PAGE 11 KEY DATES TO REMEMBER .................................... PAGE 14
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