The 5 Important Conversation Points for Higher Employee Engagement

Every organization looks for an engaged workforce. No need to talk about the benefits of an engaged workforce. But even after knowing this well how many of us are successfully able to get an engaged workforce.

Disengaged employees can actually spoil the office environment and that’s the reason before it gets too late we look for a solution to have better employee engagement. Something that can help create an employee engagement as an when the managers speak to their subordinates.

Let's find out what are the 5 kinds of important conversations managers should have the direct reports to affect employee engagement is a positive way.

• Goal Setting: In a goal setting conversation the employee and manager discuss and establish the employee's goals, priorities and annual plan for employees. And how the goals can be aligned to the organizational goals. Goal setting is important to make sure that the employees are moving in the right direction. And this also gives them the target as well as and a way to show how and what difference they make in the organization.

 Ongoing Progress: This conversation works like a checkpoint for the employee – how is the progress. This type of frequent conversations help the manager to remove any last minute surprises and in case there is some roadblock in achieving the goals, managers, and the employee can discuss how that can be removed. Managers can also celebrate if milestones are achieved or achievement of goals.

 Two-way Coaching: The employees give feedback to the manager in this kind of conversation. The manager is looking for authentic, open feedback, but also looking for employee engagement, to infer employee happiness. This is another opportunity for the manager to uncover issues that might be keeping the employee from being successful or placing an unnecessary or low-priority burden on the employee.

 Career Growth: During these conversations, the manager or team lead gives employees feedback and coaching to help them reach their full potential. This includes how the employee works with others and how he/she is meeting the company and team’s expectations—in other words, how the employee is demonstrating skills and competencies, as well as company values and behavior. The focus should be on the manager coaching the employee for the future, for example, asking, “How can I help you better demonstrate this company behavior over the next three months?” versus telling the employee, “You did a bad job at the meeting last month.”

 Performance: This conversation concerns how the manager can, in the near- and long-term, help the employee develop skills and grow his/her career. The manager should work with the employee to identify career and professional growth opportunities that will reinforce the company’s commitment to an investment in the employee.

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