Half of your team is looking for a different job. Here’s what you can do about it.

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Employee engagement is a hot topic these days.  And it should be. The numbers are staggering.

In their latest report, Gallup reported that 34% of employees are engaged at work. Some analysts suggest this could be considered a good thing since this number has increased over the last two years.

But is it actually good?

Think about it.  If you have a team of 10 people, at least 6 of them are less than fully engaged.  In fact, the same report states that 51% of all US employees are actively seeking other jobs.  I won’t bore you with the painful costs of attrition, I am sure you would much rather know what to do about this problem instead.           

Ricardo Semler once said:  

“No-one works for money alone and tapping into what people want from their careers and what they have to offer is essential”.

Before we get to the part where we improve employee engagement with your team members, let’s turn the table toward you, your career and your relationship with your boss.  

When is the last time your boss sat down with you and asked about your career aspirations?  And then offered to help you create the path to your next level? And then provided resources to help you along that path?  Who was your last boss that was undoubtedly your champion, a sponsor, a promoter of your talents, knowledge, skills, and abilities?

If you have had this type of leader, you are fortunate. Many of us have never had such an experience.

If you have not had a leader who was invested in your future it doesn’t mean you have had “bad” bosses.  He or she probably just leads others the same way they have always the way they’ve been led.

But, you don’t have to lead the way you have always been led.  

You can lead differently.  You can lead using strategies rooted in science that also include the emotional quotient.  You can recognize that your team member’s actions are based entirely on what they’re thinking.  You can encourage candid conversations and learn what those thoughts are. Armed with that valuable information you can change the entire trajectory of their career – for the better.  I can help you do just that, just click here to schedule a free, 30-minute discovery session.