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QUIZ: DOES YOUR
WORKPLACE ENGAGE?
Does your workplace inspire employees to become engaged with your
business mission? Find out by taking this quiz. Score 10 points for each
"yes" answer. en, total your score, and check your rating at the bottom.
Does the owner and/or manager(s):
1. Convey appreciation for employee contributions?
2. Recognize employee achievements?
3. Provide autonomy to employees?
4. Encourage mastery of specific tasks and/or skills?
5. Reduce bureaucracy whenever possible?
6. Emphasize purpose in the company mission?
7. Interact productively with employees throughout the day?
8. Discuss engagement issues with employees on a regular basis?
9. Identify hidden motivators for each employee?
10. Periodically assess "Objectives and Key Results" (OKRs)?
WHAT'S YOUR SCORE?
80 or more: Congratulations! You have gone a long way toward
building a productive workplace.
Between 60 and 79: It's time to fine tune supervisor-employee relations.
Less than 60: Your business is at risk. Act on the suggestions in this article.
"A recent report by the Gallup organization reveals that only
36 percent of employees at a typical business are fully engaged,'
…. Fully 13 percent are 'actively disengaged,' … miserable in
their duties and spreading unhappiness …. 51 percent of
employees are 'not engaged'— psychologically unattached
and just 'going through the motions.'"
Award-winning journalist Phillip M. Perry has published widely in the business management press.
You may contact him at linkedin.com/in/phillipmperry.
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