This session will look at the importance of having Engaging managers who focus their people and give them scope, treat their people as individuals and coach and stretch them. Most importantly it will look at how to manage performance to maximise employee engagement.
2. “It is better to work for a great manager in an old-
fashioned company than for a terrible manager in a
company offering an enlightened, employee-
focused culture.”
“People join companies. They leave managers.”
4. Baby Boomers - people born between 1943
and 1960
Generation X - people born between 1960 & 1980
Generation Y (or Millennials, Nexters or
Generation Next) - people born between 1980
& 2000
5. Baby Boomers – Driven, love a challenge, build stellar careers.
Can be highly competitive as they have had to compete at every step
of their career
Gen X - Welcome diversity, motivated by money, self reliant,
enjoy having fun. Value flexibility and work/life balance. Love
autonomy on the job
Gen Y - Well organised and confident. Achievement orientated.
Love environments where difference is respected and valued. Where
people are judged on their contribution and where talent matters
6. One size does not fit all
The more diverse the workforce the more
diverse the engagement activity
Find their ‘caravan’!
7. I know what is expected of me
I have the resources I need to do my work
I have the opportunity to do what I do best every day
In the past seven days I have received
recognition/praise for doing good work
My manager seems to care about me
My manager encourages my development
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8. My opinion seems to really count
The mission/purpose of my organisation makes me
feel that my job is important
My colleagues are committed to doing high quality
work
I have a best friend at work
In the last six months my manager has talked to me
about my progress
In the last year I have had the opportunity to learn
and grow
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9. Be clear about what is expected of each person in
their role
Value individual contributions
Care for the individual as a person
Trust the individual
Involve the individual in decision making
10. Encourage the expression of opinions, listen and
act on these
Provide regular motivational and developmental feedback
Recognise a job well done
Review individual performance on a one to one basis at
least once every three months
Editor's Notes
Discuss whose job it is to engage
Baby boomers – grew up during a time of economic growth and prosperity. Place high value on youth, health and personal gratification and material wealth
Gen x – sometimes referred to as the misunderstood gen. They are a product of self centred, work driven Baby Boomer parents. First gen to embrace the computer and the internet
Gen Y – Always had technology and makes up the majority of the current workforce. Excellent team players. Likes collaboration and use technology with ease. Love change and being part of something successful
After surveying over a million individuals from a broad range of companies, sectors and countries, the study by The Gallop Organisation concluded:
Talented employees need great managers.
How long that employee stays and how productive he is while he is there is determined by his relationship with his immediate supervisor.
The researchers found that exceptional managers created a workplace in which employees emphatically answered “yes” when asked the following questions:
Organisations that scored more than 7/12 achieved greater business performance