What is Employee Engagement and an Engaged Culture?
1. When Your Employees Say No
2. When Your Employees Give Their Best Every Day
3. When Employees Spread Your Employer Brand
4. When Your Employees Actively Recruit Others
5. When Your Employees Acknowledge Each Other
6. When Your Employees Go The Extra Mile
7. When Your Employees Feel Attached to the Company
8. When Your Employee is Committed to the Company
9. Knowing What Makes Your Employees Tick
10. Your Employees Put in Discretionary Effort Into Their Work
Who is Responsible For Employee Engagement?
11. Company Leaders Own Employee Engagement Design
12. Executives and Managers Own Employee Engagement
13. Managers Own Employee Engagement
14. Leadership Owns Employee Engagement
15. Leadership Can Kill Employee Engagement
16. Managers Are Responsible for Creating a Happy Environment
17. Managers and Senior Leaders Own Employee Engagement
18. Top Leaders are the Source of Employee Engagement Problems
19. Human Resources Owns a Part of Employee Engagement
20. Everyone Owns Employee Engagement
- Company Leaders Own Employee Engagement Design
- Executives and Managers Own Employee Engagement
- Managers Own Employee Engagement
- Leadership Owns Employee Engagement
- Leadership Can Kill Employee Engagement
- Managers Are Responsible for Creating a Happy Environment
- Managers and Senior Leaders Own Employee Engagement
- Top Leaders are the Source of Employee Engagement Problems
- Human Resources Owns a Part of Employee Engagement
- Everyone Owns Employee Engagement
When Do You Start Working on an Engaged Culture?
21. Employee Engagement Starts at the Very Beginning
22. Start Today (No Matter Where You’re At)
23. When Absenteeism Starts to Increase
24. When Employees Leaving Affect the Employees Staying
25. When Customer Service Complaints Rise
26. When Silos Appear
27. When Performance Lags
28. When Employees are Just Punching the Clock
29. When Your Innovation is Down
- Employee Engagement Starts at the Very Beginning
- Start Today (No Matter Where You’re At)
- When Absenteeism Starts to Increase
- When Employees Leaving Affect the Employees Staying
- When Customer Service Complaints Rise
- When Silos Appear
- When Performance Lags
- When Employees are Just Punching the Clock
- When Your Innovation is Down
Where Do You Start?
30. It Starts With Leadership
31. It Starts at On-Boarding
32. It Starts at Recruiting
33. It Starts With Management
34. It Starts With Happiness
35. Kill Your Company Culture if it Sucks
36. Start With Your Most Engaged Employees
37. Start With Treating Your Employees Better Than Your Customers
38. Get Rid of Dissatisfied Employees
39. It Starts With You
Why Should You Care about Employee Engagement?
40. Unengaged Employees Are Detrimental
41. Employees Will Go Above And Beyond
42. Culture is Central to Success
43. Talented Employees Are Pivotal to Success
44. Employee Attrition is Costly
45. Reduced Absenteeism (aka Fake Sick Days)
46. Lost Productivity is Expensive
47. Engaged Employees Serve Customers Better
48. Engaged Employees Help Each Other More
49. Everything Gets Better
How Do I Create an Engaged Culture?
50. Gather Regular Employee Feedback
51. Create The Right Employee Conditions
52. Make Sure Your Employees Have a Voice
53. Make Work Meaningful
54. Respect (and Protect) Personal Lives
55. Allow Employees to Unplug at Night
56. Make Employees Happy
57. Let Employees be Human at Work
58. Encourage Friendships at Work
59. Put Employees at the Center of Engagement (not Business)
60. Acknowledge and Reward Business Contributions
About the Author

Erika Rahman is a Product Marketing and Content Specialist at Motivosity. She studied marketing and business management at Utah Valley University. Erika has a broad background—from optometry to trade school administration—giving her a love and understanding for people across industries. She grew up in Northern California and Colorado, and currently calls the Utah slopes home.
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