Employee engagement is positively influenced by:
- meaningful work (worthwhile, purpose),
- collaboration (cooperation, encouragement),
- autonomy,
- growth (career development),
- task variety (challenge, complexity),
- performance expectations (clear evaluation factors),
- feedback (timely, relevant, specific),
- workload (reasonable),
- distributive fairness (pay, benefits, resources, workload are equitable and balanced),
- procedural fairness (impartial policies, procedures, decisions),
- connectedness with leadership (trust, ethical, interpersonal),
- connectedness with colleagues.
It can also be negatively influenced by:
- lack of clear expectations,
- unsupportive supervisors,
- culture of non-accountability,
- conflicting or confusing priorities,
- lack of ongoing resources.
Basically, when your direct reports assess you in the eyes of Oscar Wilde, “Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.”
Are your employees engaged?
