Managing

You want your people to be more pro-active? It is your job to involve them in co-creating an environment where they cannot but be more pro-active.

You want your people to take ownership? It is your job to involve them in co-creating an environment where they are able to take ownership, because you are all clear on what that looks like and you are trusting them with that responsibility.

You want your people to go the extra mile instead of going through the motions? It is your job to ask yourself what role you play in your people's engagement and to start listening to what they need from you as a manager.

You want your people to get behind your team or corporate values? It is your job to involve them in co-creating these values and treat them in a way that honours these values.

Jij wilt dat jouw mensen pro-actiever zijn? Het is jouw taak hen te betrekken bij het creëren van een omgeving waar ze niet anders kunnen dan pro-actief te zijn.

Jij wilt dat jouw mensen hun verantwoordelijkheid nemen? Het is jouw taak hen te betrekken bij het creëren van een omgeving waarin voor iedereen duidelijk is wat dat betekent en hen het vertrouwen geeft om die verantwoordelijkheid te kunnen nemen.

Jij wilt dat jouw mensen tot het gaatje gaan? Het is jouw taak om je af te vragen wat jouw aandeel is in hoe geëngageerd jouw mensen zijn en om te luisteren naar wat ze van jou nodig hebben.

Je wilt dat jouw mensen achter jullie team- of bedrijfswaarden staan? Het is jouw taak hen te betrekken bij het creëren van deze waarden en hen te behandelen naar deze waarden.

With as little as 11% of employees in Western Europe being engaged in their job, companies are losing money (lower productivity, lower sales and thus lower profitability) and losing talented people (higher turnover and higher absenteism).
Source: Gallup State of the Global Workplace 2021

The good and the bad news is that the single most important factor in building a successful team is the quality of the manager. The manager or teamleader alone accounts for 70% of the variance in team engagement.
Source: Gallup How influential is a good manager?

This is bad news, because the very low engagement numbers tell us that there are apparently not many managers of good quality out there.

This is good news, because investing in the quality of your managers will almost automatically uplift team engagement across the board.

Dat slechts 11% van werknemers in West-Europa geëngageerd is betekent dat organisaties zowel veel geld (lagere productiviteit, lagere verkopen en daarmee lagere winstgevendheid) alsook getalenteerde mensen (hoger ziekteverzuim en meer verloop) verliezen.
Bron: Gallup State of the Global Workplace 2021

Het goede, maar ook slechte nieuws is dat de kwaliteit van de manager de allerbelangrijkste factor is in het creëren van een succesvol team. De manager of teamleider bepaalt voor 70% het verschil in team engagement.
Bron: Gallup How influential is a good manager?

Dit is slecht nieuws, omdat de zeer lage engagement cijfers ons vertellen dat er kennelijk maar weinig kwalitatief goede managers zijn.

Dit is goed nieuws, omdat investering in de kwaliteit van je managers vrijwel automatisch over de hele linie zal leiden tot een stijging in team engagement.

You want your people to be more pro-active? It is your job to involve them in co-creating an environment where they cannot but be more pro-active.

You want your people to take ownership? It is your job to involve them in co-creating an environment where they are able to take ownership, because you are all clear on what that looks like and you are trusting them with that responsibility.

You want your people to go the extra mile instead of going through the motions? It is your job to askyourself what role you play in your people's engagement and to start listening to what they need from you as a manager.