To Be or Not To Be (engaged)
42% of IT employees fall under this level of engagement.
Not Engaged
Less than what percent of workers in any industry feel strongly connected to their organizations.
50%
According to Gallup: _____ in 5 workers strongly agree that they receive meaningful feedback when they ask how they can improve.
> 1 (will accept 1)
This can distinguish whether an employee thinks of their experience a career versus "just a job."
Progress
This was IT's overall Engagement Mean
4.12
When employees are just showing up, doing their work but not going above and beyond on a consistent basis their level of engagement is considered to be ____________.
Not Engaged
A high score on this question indicates that employees feel like they are more than just a number at work.
Q5 - Someone at work cares about me
40% of employees strongly agree that their manager holds them accountable for these.
Performance Goals
Employees need this to grow, even if they sometimes don't want it.
DOUBLE POINTS!!! A Challenge
According to Gallup: These teams are never satisfied with the current ways of doing things.
Top Performing Teams
This is the percent of IT employees that are actively engaged.
DOUBLE POINTS!!! 53%
Across the Gallup databased: 25% + of the workers in retail, financial services and chemical manufacturing strongly agree this makes them feel their job is important.
Company Purpose (Will accept MVV)
According to Gallup: The best of these are achievement oriented, fair, accurate and development focused.
Performance Reviews
Employees who receive this are 2x more likely than higher paid employees to say they will spend their career with their company.
Opportunity to Learn and Grow (Will accept Development)
This is the number of questions on the Gallup Employee Engagement Survey.
12
5% of IT employees fall under this category of the Engagement Index.
Actively Disengaged
This is a fundamental framework that can inspire and motivate employees at both the company level and team level.
Company Mission / Team Mission (or MVV)
When this happens employees are more likely to be satisfied with pay, stay with the company and have fewer accidents.
DOUBLE POINTS!!! Regular 1:1s
According to Gallup: Only 19% of employees strongly agree that they talked to their manager about these.
Career Goals (Will Accept Development)
This category, consisting of 3 of questions, was NOT part of the Gallup Q12 engagement score.
DE&I Questions or Work-life Balance Questions
It is common for employees in this kind of workgroups to mention having turned down higher wage jobs.
Highly Engaged
According to Gallup: Only 1 of 2 employees know this when they go to work every day.
What is Expected of Them
Being accepting of, responsive to and proactive on employee ideas and opinions are ways managers can do this with their teams.
Improve Communication; Create a Culture of Idea Sharing; Improve Engagement
According to Gallup: High-performing teams prove that this is continuously required for effective performance.
Focus on Employee Growth and Development
Employees experience a greater sense of ownership for outcomes when this happens.
They are involved in the process/decisions