Who’s Crusin’ at Work? The truth of decreasing employee engagement
Written by Renée Safrata - renee@reneevations.com, November 10th, 2009
Are you? “The Power of Full Engagement” provides Gallop statistics: after 6 months on the job, only 38% of employees remain engaged. After 3 years that figure actually drops to 22%. It brings up the question – how do you keep employees engaged at work?
In the last few months I have talked with a lot of my female friends who are high level executives. I was surprised to learn that many of them are making a conscious choice to ‘cruise at work’ and admit they are quite happy to do so.
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What is cruisin’?
For these executives, cruisin’ means they have been with the company for a period of time and their expertise has been well established. They command a senior executive salary, complete with a full benefits package. Now, they just want to cruise – put it in low gear, continuing to reap the rewards but with minimal effort. They are tired of being fully engaged without appreciation. They can’t be bothered to push the envelope.
Personally, I find this quite sad. As an entrepreneur, my life is about ‘what’s the next thing’ and ‘how can I do it better?’ I thrive on being fully engaged.
As Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz say in “The Power of Full Engagement,” ’making change that lasts requires a three step process’.
- Define Purpose: explore how to find alignments between personal values and the values of the company,
- Face the Truth: discuss the situation and explore how to re-engage,
- Take Action: establish projects of greater interest.
Are you willing to share a ‘cruising’ story?
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