Curing Disengagement? 1 in 100 Gallup recently conducted research to uncover whether there is a correlation between focusing on talent and Engagement. What was uncovered is that the worst thing that you can do to people is ignore them and not discuss their performance. The “Ignored” graph shows the percent of Engaged, Not Engaged, and Actively Disengaged employees when there is no discussion around performance at all. Here you will see that 40% of the employees are Actively Disengaged, 57% are not engaged, and only 2% are engaged. The next graph shows the different levels of engagement when there is a performance review but the main focus is weaknesses. Here you will see that the percentage of actively disengaged employees is practically cut in half and that 45% of the employees are now engaged. The real magic happens when you conduct a performance review around an employees strengths. By focusing on the strengths during a performance review, you are drastically decreasing the level of actively disengaged employees down to less that 1%, and engaged employees are now at 61%. On day one, we discussed engagement and that active disengagement costs the US $550 billion each year. By having performance reviews with your team and focusing on their strengths we are making a big impact on our organization and have the opportunity to make actively disengaged employees practically non-existent. By focusing on Employee’s strengths and things that you know they can be successful at, you are increasing their engagement. Hands down this is a better option than focusing on their weaknesses where you already know that they won’t succeed. Copyright © 2007 Gallup, Inc. All rights reserved.

43% safer and more focused on the job Engaged clients, employees, contractors and coworkers are: 15.5x more likely to stay with you 9x more likely to enjoy working with you 74% less likely to mentally and emotionally check out 43% safer and more focused on the job 86% more likely to be loyal Making people feel valuable and focusing much more on strengths than weaknesses allows everything else you do to get better results.

Situational Awareness What has the most potential for danger? Can I predict a problem based on facts? Do I know what success looks like?  Do I understand what makes me safe? The 4 “don’ts” of situational awareness Don’t be drunk Don’t be sleepy  Don’t get cocky Don’t forget what you are doing  

If you don’t follow your don’ts…you don’t go home! Don’t be drunk or on drugs: Any impairment slows your reaction time and affects your decision making.    Don’t be sleepy: Getting enough rest and do whatever it takes to be awake (not amphetamines or cocaine…see #1). Don’t get cocky: Cocky is the arrogant brother of complacency. Be a prepared double checker and don’t assume you are right. Not being to sure of yourself may not work on a date, but it allows you to predict the future.   Don’t forget what you are doing. It’s okay to have a bad memory, it’s not okay to forget what sets you on fire!  Use a notes app on your phone or write down things on a piece of paper, but make sure you know what’s important.   If you don’t follow your don’ts…you don’t go home!  

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