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How to Spot Check Engagement: Just Ask the Team

Quick Leadership Tips: #1

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If you want a productive team, high employee engagement is essential. We all know this, but how do you know if your team is as engaged as possible?

If you want a quick engagement pulse check, ask your team how they are in each one-to-one meeting.

I’ve run engagement surveys for decades, and the leaders with highly engaged teams always talked to their people regularly, including weekly one-to-ones.

Let the team know beforehand that you will ask about engagement so they are ready to answer.

All you need to do in the meeting is ask a couple of questions:

  • On a scale of one to ten, how engaged were you at work over the last week?
  • How can I help improve that?

Your team may find the question odd initially, but if you persevere, you’ll have some valuable information to increase engagement.

Good luck, let me know how you get on.

I write about leadership & training, and I’ve designed The New Leader’s Starter Kit to help leaders better communicate with their teams. Get your free copy here — The New Leader’s Starter Kit takes you through how to run One-to-Ones and Constructive Feedback sessions & develop professional listening skills — a printable one-to-one form, feedback form and listening skills checklist included.

Tired of your three free Medium articles running out? Consider becoming a Medium member for $5 US per month or $50 US per year. NB: If you join Medium using my referral I will receive a small portion of your monthly fee.

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