Leaders everywhere
Are talking about
The importance of engagement
Of having employees
Fully involved in
And enthusiastic about
Their work
We all get
The WHY of engagement
It’s the HOW
That stumps us
It’s simple really
Motivation is the key to engagement
It’s like the often used phrase
If you really want to know
What’s going on
Follow the money
In your case
If you want to know how to
Engage employees
Follow their motivation
Then you’ll know
How to engage them
Because motivation determines engagement
And more
Motivation is the fuel for performance . . . no gas, no go
When motivation sags below the enthusiastic line
Effort shows a corresponding decline
Causing performance to cough
Like an engine begging for fuel
As a leader you have to wonder
How much unrealized potential
Is silently seeping away
Every second of every working day
In these turbulent and troubling times
Just imagine redirecting all of that unrealized potential
Like rechanneling fresh water into parched soil
Could you produce more
And what would happen to the wilted flower called profit?
Is your lost opportunity measured
In ounces or pounds or tons?
Please note… this is an excerpt from Martha Forlines and Thad Green’s new book, Inspiring Women…BECOMING Courageous, Wise Leaders, available here - women’s leadership book
Tags: employee engagement, employee performance, Executive Leadership, leadership
