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How to Curb Clock-
Watching and Increase
Employee Engagement
Presented by Chris Dustin
Executive Vice President of Sales and Consulting
HR Solutions, Inc.
November 4, 2010

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Is it 5 o’clock yet?

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Agenda:
How to Curb Clock-Watching
and Increase Employee Engagement
What is Engagement?
The Joint Model of Engagement
How an Engaged workforce affects business outcomes
How to educate employees on Engagement
Employee benefits of being Engaged
Tips for employees to increase their own Engagement
How managers can support employees in
joint ownership of Engagement
Q & A

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What is Engagement?

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What is Employee Engagement?
Create a Magnetic Culture®
Engaged Employees share a strong
desire to be part of the value that the
organization creates.
These are the employees who choose
to exert discretionary effort to provide
better outcomes for customers and
the organization.
A Magnetic Culture®
is one that draws talented employees to the
workplace, empowers them, and sustains an environment in
which they are less likely to leave.

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HR Solutions’ Engagement Transformation Model

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Levels of Engagement
Employee Engagement
in the workplace
Source: HR Solutions’ National Employee Engagement Study
Three Types of Employees:
1. ENGAGED
• Highly Engaged and committed to the
mission, vision, and values of the organization.
2. AMBIVALENT
• They are not apt to “going the extra mile” or
have strong spirit and enthusiasm. Not likely
to quickly volunteer for extra assignments or
lead roles. They often can feel unappreciated,
and at times, unimportant.
3. DISENGAGED
• Negative energy, they focus on problems.
75 percent of the American workforce is NOT Engaged.

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Workplace Engagement

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Career Development
Employee Recognition Programs
Direct Supervisor/Manager Leadership Abilities
Open and Effective Communications
Senior Management’s Relationship with Employees
Strategy/Mission
Organizational Culture – diversity awareness and inclusion,
corporate social responsibility, work/life balance, etc.
Determination of key drivers based on survey responses in
HR Solutions’ National Normative Database, representing over
3.3 million participants and 2,400 organizations.
Top Drivers of Employee Engagement

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The Joint Model
of Engagement

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Are we on the same path
towards Engagement?

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Correcting the Engagement Imbalance

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How Engagement Affects
Business Outcomes

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Why is Engagement Important?
Engaged Employees work harder
and produce higher quality work
than Disengaged Employees
Engaged Employees are 3.5
times more likely to stay with their
employer, lowering turnover costs
Satisfied employees are linked to
satisfied customers at a
correlation coefficient of .85

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Why Engagement Matters:
What separates Good from Great?
Recognition/Rewards
Supervisory/
Management
Personal Awareness/
Commitment
Organizational
Effectiveness
Coworker
Performance/
Cooperation
Engagement
Our research shows
Engaged Employees are:
> 10 times more likely to feel
good work is recognized.
> 10 times more likely to feel Senior
Management is concerned about
the employees.
> 8 times more likely to feel their
supervisor encourages their growth.
> 7 times more likely to feel they receive
regular performance feedback.
> 4 times more likely to be
satisfied with their job.
> 3.5 times more likely to feel employees
genuinely care about the customer.

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Customer Satisfaction and
Employee Engagement Levels
A typical organization spends five times more to attract a new customer than to
retain a repeat customer.
One happy customer will tell, on average, five other people about their
experience.
> Thus, about 5 others learn of the compliment.
On average, one unhappy customer will voice their dissatisfaction to 10
potential customers who, in turn, tell at least five other people.
> Thus, about 60 others eventually learn of the complaint.

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The Rule of Six
Loyal customers are six times more likely to:
 Recommend your organization
 Resist competitive offers
 Buy your other products
 Invest in your company
 Give your brand the benefit of the doubt (if mistakes are
made, they’ll still stick with you.)

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Customer Satisfaction and
Employee Engagement Levels
HR Solutions’ Research has consistently shown:
> Best-In-Class Companies can charge 10% more than other companies (without
adversely impacting revenue growth) and these companies commonly make twice
as much in profit.
While price and quality are important purchasing factors, these profits come
from somewhere else…
The Employee / Customer Interface

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Educating Employees
on Engagement

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Educating Employees on Engagement
While Engagement is a familiar term to managers,
employees may have no idea of what Engagement
is, what the characteristics of Engagement are, or
why Engagement is important.
Engagement Workshops
> Can be conducted internally or externally
Engagement Evaluations

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Educating Employees on Engagement: PEER®
Personal Employee Engagement Report
Participants can opt for a confidential
Engagement Report.
> Discover their Engagement Level:
(Actively Engaged, Ambivalent, or
Actively Disengaged).
> Reveal areas where Engagement could
be bolstered.
> Recommend action steps for
individuals to improve their current
Engagement Level.
Best Practice: Encourage managers to
address employees and offer an
opportunity to discuss report findings
and work collaboratively on growing
Engagement Levels.

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Employee Benefits of
Being Engaged

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Communicate the Benefits of
Engagement to Employees
Make sure that employees know the benefits of
being Engaged.
> What’s in it for me?
Employees who take control of their
own Engagement can see several
benefits, including:
> The development of a clear career path.
> Learning how to make their jobs
more interesting.
> Getting the recognition they deserve.
> Helping their managers understand them.
> Learning how to work with a
difficult manager.
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Health Benefits of Engagement
“Work positively contributes to
my physical health.*”
54% of actively disengaged employees
report that work life has a negative effect
on their physical health.
“Work positively contributes to
my mental health.*”
51% of actively disengaged employees report
that work life has a negative effect on their
psychological well-being.
% Favorable response
22%
39%
62%
Engaged
Not Engaged
Actively Disenaged
% Favorable response
15%
48%
78%
Engaged
Not Engaged
Actively Disenaged

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Tips for Employees to
Increase their Engagement

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11 Tips for Employees
1. Adopt a more positive “can-do” attitude
typically seen among those workers
considered Engaged, who seem universally
appreciated by both peers and management.
2. Accept some ownership for being proud of
where you work.
3. Ask for clarification if instructions from your
supervisor
are somehow unclear.
4. Set yourself up to be recognized.
5. Request a career planning meeting with
your manager.
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11 Tips for Employees
6. Get to know your Senior Leadership.
7. Actively participate in, and contribute to, decisions
that affect
your work environment.
8. Ask for feedback about your work performance
and act on it.
9. If you don’t have the tools/resources to perform
your job effectively, ask for them!
10. Believe in yourself and in your ability to
contribute to the organization’s success.
11. Seek learning, knowledge, and satisfaction
from your co-workers.
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Supporting the Joint
Model of Engagement

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Management’s Role in
Joint Ownership of Engagement
Be seen as a leader, not a manager
> A resource to employees
> Set the tone for Engagement
Help your employees gain ownership in
their Engagement:
> Encourage employees to accept some ownership
for being proud of where they work.
> Hold staff accountable for their actions.
> Allow employees to actively participate in and
contribute to decisions that affect their work
environment.
> Encourage employees to request a career
planning meeting.
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Final Thoughts
The numbers don’t lie: 75% of American workers are
not currently Engaged. This is a wake-up call for
organizations, regardless of industry or size, to develop
ongoing strategies to create Engaged workplaces and
continually seek employee feedback to measure levels of
Engagement and affect positive change.
Research indicates that a high percentage of
professionals will have up to 10 jobs in their lifetime.
Engagement is a key factor in retaining high
performers for long-term employment and maintaining
a Magnetic Culture®
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Questions/Comments?
Please forward any additional questions to:
info@hrsolutionsinc.com
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