Employee engagement is directly tied to financial success. It can make or break an organization. So it’s no surprise it remains in the spotlight, frequently strategized in the boardroom, a popular conference topic, and the subject of numerous books, papers, and articles.
Yet a recent study found that two-thirds of the workforce are not engaged. There’s a disconnect here. Employee engagement is studied. It’s measured and analyzed. But it’s not being practiced.
As I wrote recently, an employee survey is not employee engagement.
As a first step on the road to engagement, you could do what HP did and begin with a conversation about what your employees care about.