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ISSUE 698 - Oct. 4, 2017 |
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Three Keys to Happier, More Engaged Employees |
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Year after year Gallup surveys report that roughly 70% of American employees feel disengaged from their jobs. 18% report feeling actively disengaged leading to more sick days and more soul-sucking, fun-sucking behaviors directed toward fellow colleagues and customers. An international study involving 120 countries found that an astonishing 84% of
employees felt disengaged at work. Ouch.
In the book The Best Place to Work, author and researcher Ron Friedman PhD summarizes three key areas workplaces must focus on to create a more inspiring culture that creates more engaged employees:
1. Focus on the psychological needs of employees. Give employees a sense of autonomy and choice in their jobs, offer latitude over how their work gets done, always explain the rationale behind decisions, offer timely constructive feedback, and build positive employee connections. Check out 10 Wacky Traditions and Rituals for some
rather offbeat ways to do build connections between employees.
2. Accept the limits of the mind and body. Create an environment where employees can recharge their batteries, structure their work to refuel as needed, and encourage healthy habits at work including healthy eating, exercise, and yes, napping.
3. Improve the integration of personal and work life. Friedman wonders why it's okay for work to intrude upon employees' personal lives, but the reverse is often not tolerated. High-performing workplaces find creative ways to help employees find not just better balance, but better integration between employees' personal and work lives.
What do you think? What are three key changes in your work workplace that would have a profound impact on how engaged you are at work? I'd love to hear your thoughts on this one - please drop me a line!
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Mike's Fun at Work Tip |
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Find room on a wall in your office where you can place a giant map of the world and using color-coded pins have employees mark their birthplace and their top-3 favorite destinations where they have traveled. It's a simple way to learn more about each other and discover who might be a helpful resource with future travel plans.
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Quote of the Week |
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"What high-performing companies should be striving to create: A great place for great people to do great work.” Marilyn Carlson, Former CEO, Carlson Companies
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It's a Wacky World |
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Some wacky laws still on the books in Canada:
- It is illegal to paint a wooden ladder in Alberta.
- It is illegal to kill a Sasquatch in British Columbia.
- It is illegal in Alberta to set fire to the wooden-leg of any person. (OK, this one makes sense, albeit I'm a little worried someone thought this had to be written down somewhere.)
- You can be arrested if you drag a dead horse down Toronto’s Yonge Street on Sundays. (So if you're thinking about doing this, maybe plan it for a Tuesday?)
- It is against the law to wear a snake or carry a pet lizard in public in Fredricton, New Brunswick.
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