Comments on: Improving Employee Engagement

By: Getting Employees Engaged | Cube Rules

Getting Employees Engaged | Cube Rules — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:00:35 +0000

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By: Eric D. Brown

Eric D. Brown — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:49:57 +0000

Hi Stephen ,

You are so right. Involving team members in the decision-making process helps them to feel ownership in what is happening and how it happens.

By: Stephen Lipka

Stephen Lipka — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:54:43 +0000

Good points all… I’d like to recommend one more rule.

Involve the team in decision-making, especially if they have to implement the decisions.

In my experience, great managers delegate well. Delegating decision-making makes it easier to hold team members accountable.

By: Eric D. Brown

Eric D. Brown — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:05:09 +0000

Thanks Scot.

So true. There are tons of books and lots of research on the topic . These books and research are vital to our understanding of employee relations, etc very little information that is of practical use by people ‘in the field’.

Yes…the trick is getting management to believe that these little things can make a difference.

By: Scot Herrick

Scot Herrick — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:34:46 +0000

Excellent post, Eric. There is a great amount of words written on employee engagement, yet, little of it is of practical use. These three points can be implemented with a team.

Now, if we can all just get management to believe it….!

By: Eric D. Brown

Eric D. Brown — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:50:30 +0000

Thanks Brett.

You are absolutely correct. Setting expectations are extremely important and should be considered the key to holding your team accountable.

By: Brett Philips

Brett Philips — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:10:17 +0000

Accountability is key to a successful organization, yet is important to clearly state your expectations.

Great post and insight..