Whose Job is it To Create Engagement at Work?

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I hear this a lot -->"Isn't it the individual's responsibility to make their own life playful?" "Isn't it the person's job to find meaning in their work?" "Shouldn't it be on the employee to engage themselves?"

The answer is "No"...."That's impossible (in most work environments today)".

And it's part of why I started doing this work. You can have an amazing home life, and a good mindfulness practice, and an excellent workout routine with amazing sleep patterns, and even if you stay hydrated, walking (logging) into a toxic work environment over and over again will break you down.

It IS on the organization and leadership to create extensive and inherent and OBVIOUS change. In some situations, the employee couldn't find meaning if they wanted to because the company doesn't do a good job of expressing the mission and values well. In others, the employee cannot create engagement when the work is boring (or demeaning) or confusing (unattainable). P.S. untrained managers exist mostly in the confused space every day.

(and YES, I can help you make that extensive and inherent and OBVIOUS change...and have employees and leaders that WANT to work!)

As I said in my DisruptHR Colorado Springs talk
~you're gonna come to me and say "I've tried it your way, I've tried play, and it didn't work" and
~I'll respond "You didn't try play, you forced fun, and that will NEVER work".

But I'm here to help you! So UNLIKE my DisruptHR Colorado Springs talk, I won't say "Don't come up to me", I'm saying to you, CALL ME, LET'S TALK.

Let's get your engagement through the roof so you can see increased revenue, retention, and even customer satisfaction!

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