20 POINTS TO
PONDER : BEYOND “ENGAGED @ WORK” SURVEYS
There are several characteristics that are
typical of an engaged employee. These characteristics are a combination
of inherent personality as well as their emotional growth as your employee. Engaged employees feel a
strong emotional bond to the organization that employs them. Here
are 20 questions to reflect upon:
1.
Does your employee understand the strategic goals of the broader
organization?
2.
Does your employee know what he should do to
help the company meet its goals and objectives?
3.
Does your employee see a clear link
between his work and the company’s goals
and objectives?
4. Does your employee tell friends and family
about new job openings in your company?
5.
Does your
employee passionately supports your brand’s mission, vision, and values?
6.
Does your
employee look for ways to help promote the fair name of the employer brand?
7. Do employees find meaning and purpose in
their jobs?
Does their work
make a difference for others?
8. Do employees have freedom, self-governance, and
an ability
to make choices about
their work?
9. Does the job provide development and growth opportunities. Does the work challenge
and stretch employees to grow and improve?
10. Do employees feel like they are successful in their work? Do they
see
that their
effort makes a
difference and
contributes to the success of the organization?
11. Do employees have a personal connection with the people they
work with, their
boss, and the social
community of the workplace?
12. Does your employee volunteer to accept more
work?
13. Does your employee see the job as a channel to promote their
personal ambitions and careers?
14. Does
your employee feel the team climate inspires
& support him to do the best Quality
work?
15. Are your employees having conversations with
their managers about how they’re going to get their goals – including their
career goals – accomplished?
16. Does
your employee have the appropriate resources to make correct decisions
about work?
17. Does
your employee have a good understanding of informal structures and processes at
the organization?
18. When
something unexpected comes up in your work, do you usually know who to ask for
help?
19. Does
your employee seek to further the success of your company?
20. Does your Employee feel a sense of happiness
in their occupation and who foresee a future with their company as well?
Instead
of having elaborate employee satisfaction surveys and resorting to some
sensational initiatives to steal employees hearts or improve employee
satisfaction survey scores; train
managers to informally solicit their team members opinion The is the natural
complement to today’s performance
management system; which revels in
regular feedback and coaching based support
