Mastering the Art of Team Engagement: One Essential Strategy That Really Works
Quick Leadership Tips #2
In How to Spot Check Engagement: Just Ask the Team (Quick Leadership Tips #1), I talked about checking in with your team in their one-to-one meetings and asking the questions:
- On a scale of one to ten, how engaged were you at work over the last week?
- How can I help improve that?
But to make this strategy work long-term, there are a few more things you must do:
Be consistent — make sure you talk about engagement every week and to all the team.
If you miss a few weeks and suddenly start asking again, your team will wonder why, and the rumor mill will start to grind.
Remember, most people have experienced toxic bosses in their career and may be suspicious of why you are asking about their engagement.
If you keep stopping and starting or only talk to some of the team, you could reduce engagement rather than increase it.
Repeat the message — Tell your team why you are talking about engagement in their one-to-ones and keep telling them.
Over and over again.
