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DISENGAGEDDisengaged employees are easy to spot.They are the ones making excuses to avoidbeing in the office, getting defensive ordeflecting blame for missteps, avoidingresponsibility and not meeting deadlines.

Sometimes it can be harder to see theengaged employees. When someone doestheir job, does it well and cares about thecompany, they often don’t call attention tothemselves.

But it's important to recognize, reward andencourage engagement, so you need toknow what you're looking for.

1. GOOD,OPENCOMMUNICATION

Engaged employees seek and giveuseful feedback.

They keep coworkers and managersinformed about projects.

They care about making sure youunderstand what they mean and viceversa.

2. POSITIVE EXPERIENCEFOR OTHERS

Trying to have a good work environment isone thing, but engaged employees makework better for others too.

Whether it’s through constructiveconversations, strong mentoring or a goodoutlook, they will make your office abetter place to be.

3. BIG PICTURE,COLLABORATIVE

OUTLOOKTruly engaged employees look beyondtactics or tasks and work toward a largergoal.

They also bring others along on thatjourney, and want others to succeedand achieve.

4. FINDS AND SHARESWAYS TO IMPROVE

Because they’re not focused simply on day-to-day tasks, engaged employees are alsoperfectly positioned to see ways the teamcan improve.

Engaged employees are the ones who arelooking for and sharing ways to improveyour processes, become more efficient andsave money.

5. EXCEEDS GOALSAND EXPECTATIONS

Engaged employees typically will surpassthe goals you set for them.

In the rare instance a project does not goas planned, these employees will be thefirst to analyze it and take lessons from thatto future projects.

6. PERSONAL ANDPROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT

You can’t measure engagement by howmany hours people put in at the office. Buttheir behavior in the office will tell you abouttheir attitude.

Are they excited to learn new skills? Do theylook for conferences, workshops, speakingopportunities, or courses that will help themget better?

Those who are engaged will want to learnand grow.

7. REFERRALS,REPLENISHMENT AND

TURNOVERYou can always see the effect of employeeengagement in your hiring process andturnover.

Are employees referring their friends? Areyou able fill open positions and promotefrom within the company? Do employeesstay with the company longer term?

These are all indications of engagedemployees.

ENGAGEYou want to reward and encourageengaged employees. By cultivating aculture of engagement, these behaviors willspread throughout the company.

If your company is struggling with a lack ofengagement, don't get discouraged!

You can build an employee engagementstrategy that will strengthen your workforceand boost the bottom line.

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