Most articles about the topic of increasing employee engagement focus on the poor results of various recent surveys or advice managers on how to better motivate their employees. Although managers play a crucial role in employee engagement, they can not be held solely responsible. Victor Lipman addressed this fact in an interesting article on Forbes.com. He reminded us that employees themselves make decisions about their engagement via their attitude and mindset.
Every employee is responsible for the attitude and mindset he chooses. His employer and manager can influence him to a certain degree, but he will always decide for himself. If you want to help your employees choose greater engagement, share with them, the following questions they should ask every day.
5 daily questions about engagement
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What have you done today to improve the communication with your superiors and colleagues?
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What have you done today to learn something new?
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Who have you thanked today and who has thanked you?
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Have you been mindful of the long-term goals of your company today?
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How engaged have you been at work today?
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