Episode 33
Research indicates that workers have 3 prime needs: interesting work, recognition for good work, and being let in on things going on in the company. Brian Tracy
Employee engagement is a paradigm, a new mindset of leading, for managers. One of the big reasons we have the problem of low employee engagement globally is because of the old mindset of what people want and need and how to lead them.
Think about your worst manager you ever had to work with. What weaknesses did he /she display? What were their worst behaviors, or lack of behaviors, they displayed that led to bad employee engagement?
Then think about the best manager you ever worked with. What were their traits or behaviors that gave them successful engagement?
How do you become more effective as a manager in engaging your employees?
If you want to do it slowly, very slowly, with little improvements, then change your attitude and behavior in little areas.
But if you want massive transformative change, quantum improvement, then you need a mindset change – a paradigm shift. Change your perspective, change how you see the world, change how you think about people, change your perspective on management and leadership.
Stephen Covey: The great breakthroughs are breaks with old ways of thinking!
Time and time again we see in history how leaders changed their perspective, their paradigm, at crucial moments and outperformed the competition, adapted to changes in the environment, set new trends, and had massive breakthroughs in their field.
Are you following old outdated models of management and leadership?
And most importantly, Are you prepared to make the shift needed?
There are four management Paradigms:
But the one I want to show you today is
The Strategic Engager – engages the whole person to give meaning and purpose to what they do. This leader believes in their team members/employees and engages them with vision, mission, values, roles and goals.
- Sees people as a total individual who do not just work for economic, or social, or psychological reasons. But as individuals who need meaning and purpose. That they need to be part of a strategic mission and vision that has meaning.
- This leader knows that this generation of employee wants a cause with meaning. They want a sense of doing something with meaning. They want to talk about mission, vision, roles and goals.
- These managers see that people have more initiative, resourcefulness, and creativity than their current role allows or requires, and engages them accordingly.
- You now become a nurturer of champions. A cheerleader, coach, mentor, and facilitator that empowers.
are you prepared to have a paradigm shift?
Thank you for listening.
