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SOFT-SKILL: Engage your team โœŠ

November 26, 2022

You feel that your team is disengaged ๐Ÿ˜”, that they're going through slow motion ๐ŸŒ at work.

They simply don't care. ๐Ÿคท

They sit at their desk. ๐Ÿช‘

They do their work with minimal. ๐Ÿ˜ต

They're not involved mentally ๐Ÿง  and emotionally ๐Ÿ’“ with what's happening.

Ever heard of silent quitting?

You can get positive engagement ๐Ÿ‘ in a big hurry ๐Ÿ™Œ with emotional intelligence.

Use the E's:

E like Evaluate โœ๏ธ

๐Ÿ‘‰Review to Adjust, Motivate & Enliven

  • Evaluate by going into a positive feedforward ๐Ÿ‘ท โ™‚๏ธ way.
  • Help them better find ๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ how they can be more engaged here; how they can contribute more.
  • Most people when given the opportunity want to contribute more.
  • They don't want to sit and be ignored ๐Ÿคท โ™‚๏ธ.

E like Envision ๐Ÿ”ญ

๐Ÿ‘‰Share Common Goals & Objectives

  • Envision with them, and share a common goal ๐ŸŽฏ.
  • Be on the same page ๐Ÿ”„๏ธ.
  • Make them realize all you can do together ๐Ÿค.
  • People like being part of the vision.

E like Empathize ๐Ÿ’“

๐Ÿ‘‰Create Strong, Connected relationships

  • Empathize with them.
  • Create that relationship ๐Ÿ”—.
  • Let them know ๐Ÿ’ก.
  • Not just anybody is here.
  • Say to them they're special ๐Ÿคฉ.

E like Encourage ๐Ÿ…

๐Ÿ‘‰celebrate & Praise Effort and Success

  • Look for the little things to celebrate.๐Ÿฅณ
  • It's amazing how often people feel overlooked๐Ÿ˜ž, unappreciated โ˜น๏ธ, and unthanked๐Ÿฅน.
  • Not everything always works well but I do look for little things to celebrate.
  • The best teams ๐Ÿฅ‡ always spend time to find them.
  • Let's appreciate the effort and appreciate what results we've got.

E like Empower ๐Ÿ’ช

๐Ÿ‘‰Generate Experience, Education & Resources to Perform

  • We empower them, give them motivation, give them experience, educate them ๐Ÿ‘ฉ ๐Ÿซ, give them resources, and let them know that they're trusted.
  • Do let them have authority, let them have power โœŠ.
  • You don't need to do everything yourself.
  • Delegate share and appreciate people.

E like Enhance ๐Ÿ—๏ธ

๐Ÿ‘‰Create Paths to Meaningful Rewards & Results

  • Look for ways that you can make things better.๐Ÿ”ง
  • It's amazing how many people neglect the simple things that can make a difference.

So how we engage people:

Evaluation, Envisioning, Empathizing, Encouragement, Empowering, and Enhancing.