Comments on: I can’t get no – engagement? http://www.successfactors.com/blogs/business-execution/i-cant-get-no-engagement/ Execution is the Difference. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:42:47 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Longhorn http://www.successfactors.com/blogs/business-execution/i-cant-get-no-engagement/comment-page-1/#comment-211 Longhorn Sun, 19 Nov 2006 23:47:25 +0000 http://10.50.0.97/wordpress/workforce-performance/index.php/i-cant-get-no-engagement/#comment-211 I don't think it is surprising that employee's want fairness, transparency, and less favoritism as it relates to the reward system. However, finding a solution that meets this demand is not as simple as it seems. Most companies I have been a part of have some type of goals/reward system, but implementation of that system and follow through on that system seems to be mixed at best. The question is whether managers have the support from their leadership, and HR in helping them execute on systems that are put in place. Any tool that helps simplify the work effort on behalf of the manager, and makes it simple for HR and leadership to support their managers, will in my mind, give employees what they are looking for. I don’t think it is surprising that employee’s want fairness, transparency, and less favoritism as it relates to the reward system. However, finding a solution that meets this demand is not as simple as it seems. Most companies I have been a part of have some type of goals/reward system, but implementation of that system and follow through on that system seems to be mixed at best. The question is whether managers have the support from their leadership, and HR in helping them execute on systems that are put in place. Any tool that helps simplify the work effort on behalf of the manager, and makes it simple for HR and leadership to support their managers, will in my mind, give employees what they are looking for.

]]> By: Double Dubs http://www.successfactors.com/blogs/business-execution/i-cant-get-no-engagement/comment-page-1/#comment-210 Double Dubs Wed, 15 Nov 2006 14:49:43 +0000 http://10.50.0.97/wordpress/workforce-performance/index.php/i-cant-get-no-engagement/#comment-210 Max: Thanks for the follow-up. I really wish I had some data to show that engagement is correlated (and drives) satisfaction and not the other way around, But I don't. Thinking about it, I can actually think of a couple areas where this isn't true. We would hope that physicians are highly engaged, although they might hate their employers. Scientists and researchers "doing their life's work" or creating drugs that amy save lives could also be in te category of being dissatisfied with the employer, but loving the work they do. At any rate, it deserves more discussion. -Dubs Max:
Thanks for the follow-up. I really wish I had some data to show that engagement is correlated (and drives) satisfaction and not the other way around, But I don’t.

Thinking about it, I can actually think of a couple areas where this isn’t true. We would hope that physicians are highly engaged, although they might hate their employers. Scientists and researchers “doing their life’s work” or creating drugs that amy save lives could also be in te category of being dissatisfied with the employer, but loving the work they do.

At any rate, it deserves more discussion.

-Dubs

]]>