Employee Engagement: Alignment with Goals
Below are a couple of questions that an employee would be asked about how they fit in the big picture:
The biggest way a leader misses the mark is tying the individual into the overall mission and goals for the organization’s success.
For mission and goals, as a leader, if we can’t explain how an employee fits into the big picture, we can’t expect them to!
Ditto on values… if we can’t succinctly say our values, we can’t our people to!
If you don’t have values firmly defined, Google “Jim Collins Martian Exercise” and use that as a plan to define your organization’s values.
For values to work, they need to be integrated into the fabric of the firm. Here are a few ideas we implement at Intertech to weave values into our day-to-day operations:
How do you get everyone on the same page with a goal for the company? Consider a theme! A theme is something company-wide. It could be around hiring, creating content, or whatever is needed to move the organization forward. Below are some thoughts on creating a theme:
