In this presentation, we cover the 5 signs of a disengaged employee. These are some of the things Business Leaders need to keep in mind when trying to engage and retain their employees.

1. 5 Signs of a
Disengaged
Employee

2. “Top employers benefit from the ROI
of having an engaged workplace.”
ACHIEVERS, 2013

3. Employee #24 is an
outstanding employee.

4. Employee #24 is an
outstanding employee.
He delivers fantastic
results to the business

5. Employee #24 is an
outstanding employee.
He delivers fantastic
results to the business
His reports always well-
written & executed

6. Employee #24 is an
outstanding employee.
He delivers fantastic
results to the business
His reports always well-
written & executed
He always just gets on
with his work

7. BUT IS EMPLOYEE #24 HAPPY?
33% of professionals selected “I’m bored, need new challenge” as their motivation
for moving on to another job. (Korn Ferry, 2017)

8. Suddenly, employee #24 hands in his resignation…

9. Suddenly, employee #24 hands in his resignation….
And it leaves you thinking…

10. Suddenly, employee #24 hands in his resignation…
And it leaves you thinking…
Why would such an fantastic employee want to
leave your business?

11. THE ANSWER

12. DISENGAGEMENT
“The action or process of withdrawing from involvement
in an activity, situation, or group.”

13. DISENGAGEMENT
“70% of US workers are not engaged.” Gallup, 2017

14. So how do you solve
a disengagement
challenge?

15. #1 ON-DEMAND TRAINING & SUPPORT

16. “Modern workplace learning means
a new organizational learning mind-set.
Recognising and valuing all the ways
that people learn and work at.”
MWL, 2017

17. #1 ON-DEMAND TRAINING OR SUPPORT
Each employee learns in a
different way and has
different levels of
development and training
needs. Methods of
support, like IT helpdesks
and intranets can be seen
as outdated by your
modern workforce.
Give your employees access
to on-demand training and
support content so they can
get what they need at the
point they need it. Ask for
employee feedback on
different aspects of the
training and support content
so you can continue to
develop its usefulness.
These methods can also lead
to frustration in employees
struggling to find what they
need in the intranet portal and
waiting in long queues for a
response from the helpdesk.
Training content should be
easy to use and easy to
access for all – and all of the
time.
5 SIGNS OF A DISENGAGED EMPLOYEE

18. #2 OFFERING ON-DEMAND
FEEDBACK – ONLY ANNUAL REVIEWS

19. “75% of the modern US workforce
expects feedback immediately.”
PWC, 2011

20. #2 OFFER ON-DEMAND FEEDBACK
5 SIGNS OF A DISENGAGED EMPLOYEE
Employees spend a year in a job
role, before getting just one
performance review at the end
of the year, employees only get
to hear feedback , once. You
only have to look at some of
these statistics from Clear
Company to see how much of a
better effect on-the-spot
feedback has on employees.
Use feedback in your HR System.
Use automation to schedule
when feedback pop-ups appear.
Employees will give you feedback
on updates and changes
instantly. Understand learning
demand across your organisation.
Ask questions following business
processes or changes & gain
insights from your people.
59% of employees think
traditional performance reviews
have no impact on their
performance.
One in five employees are not
confident their manager will
provide regular feedback
80% of millennial workers said
they prefer on-the-spot
recognition over formal reviews

21. #3 OFFER AN ENGAGEMENT SURVEY
TO YOUR WORKFORCE

22. “Businesses are scrambling to keep
their workers feeling positive about
their company and change.
Change can seriously harm performance.”
CEB, 2016

23. #3 OFFER AN ENGAGEMENT SURVEY TO YOUR
WORKFORCE
5 SIGNS OF A DISENGAGED EMPLOYEE
Data alone is sometimes not
enough to determine what your
users are thinking and what is
engaging them. #Employee24
and #Employee27 might show a
drop in report completion. But
what is causing them to not fill
in their reports?
Keep to a plan of a monthly
engagement survey where your
employees can fill out detailed
questions and you can ask them
exactly what you want to know.
Understand how you can build
on their feedback and make
improvements accordingly.
Is the employee finding the
report difficult to fill out, do they
have other things they consider
to be more of a priority and
labelling the report
unimportant? If you don’t ask
you’ll never know….

24. #4 IMPLEMENT AN
ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY

25. “Employees who are actively disengaged
have the opposite effect on their
organizations prosperity and growth.”
Gallup, 2017

26. #4 IMPLEMENTING AN ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY
5 SIGNS OF A DISENGAGED EMPLOYEE
Engaged employees will save a
company thousands or millions
of dollars each year depending
upon the size of the company. A
number of studies show that
roughly half of all employees are
neither engaged nor disengaged
resulting in lower productivity
and lower motivation.
An action plan based on the
feedback from team members
will transform your business
into a dynamic organization. An
effective employee engagement
strategy will make your
organization better in every way
and increase overall customer
satisfaction
An effective employee
engagement strategy will help
your company retain talent,
improve customer satisfaction
and save money. It is essential
to seek feedback directly from
those individuals performing the
daily tasks rather than only
those individuals in managerial
positions.

27. #5 APPRECIATING YOUR EMPLOYEES

28. “Employees say they can spend
only 1 percent of their time
on training development.”
Learning Solutions Magazine, 2017

29. #5 APPRECIATING YOUR EMPLOYEES
5 SIGNS OF A DISENGAGED EMPLOYEE
Prioritize employee recognition
and you can ensure a positive,
productive, innovative
organizational climate. Provide
employee recognition to say
thank you and to encourage
more of the actions and thinking
that you believe will make your
organization successful.
An effective employee
recognition system is simple,
immediate, and powerfully
reinforcing. Employees feel
cared about and appreciated. It
may seem simplistic, but people
who feel recognized and cared
about produce more and better
work.
People who feel appreciated are
more positive about themselves
and their ability to contribute.
When you recognize people
effectively, you reinforce, with
your chosen means of
recognition, the actions and
behaviour's you most want to
see people repeat.

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