{"id":6602,"date":"2016-02-04T07:23:11","date_gmt":"2016-02-04T15:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/corevalues.com\/?p=6602"},"modified":"2016-02-04T07:23:11","modified_gmt":"2016-02-04T15:23:11","slug":"employee-engagement-how-do-you-measure-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corevalues.com\/dev\/2016\/02\/04\/employee-engagement-how-do-you-measure-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Employee Engagement \u2013 How Do You Measure It?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Employee engagement, according to Gallup, has not improved much since 2006. Now it is 2016. If nothing has really changed then how do you measure it to make progress in your organization?<\/p>\n

Recently Survey Monkey teamed with TMBC a global provider of strengths-based performance measurement tools. After years of global workforce analysis, TMBC has developed what they call The Engagement Pulse Instrument.<\/strong>\"Click<\/a><\/p>\n

What the Engagement Pulse Instrument Is<\/h3>\n

The news that I am most excited to share with you is that it is available now on Survey Monkey for you to run your own team engagement assessment if you have an account. Unlike the TIGERS Team Surve<\/span>y<\/a> that measures team behavior based on the six TIGERS principles \u2013 trust, interdependence, genuineness, empathy, risk and success \u2013 for the purpose of leadership and team training and development, the GEI drills down into team engagement issues.<\/p>\n

The GEI is derived from TMBC\u2019s Engagement Pulse, developed through decades of workplace research. From that research, 8 items emerged as most predictive of engagement:<\/p>\n

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  1. I am really enthusiastic about the mission of the company. (Purpose)<\/li>\n
  2. At work, I clearly understand what is expected of me. (Purpose)<\/li>\n
  3. In my team, I am surrounded by people who share my values. (Excellence)<\/li>\n
  4. I have the chance to use my strengths every day at work. (Excellence)<\/li>\n
  5. My teammates have my back. (Support)<\/li>\n
  6. I know I will be recognized for excellent work. (Support)<\/li>\n
  7. I have great confidence in my company\u2019s future. (Future)<\/li>\n
  8. In my work I am always challenged to grow. (Future)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Now you can see your own GEI from right within your SurveyMonkey<\/a><\/strong><\/span> account in\u00a0Analyze<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n

    The odd-numbered items measure aspects of the workplace that are communal \u2014 the \u201cWe\u201d of the workplace. The even-numbered items measure aspects of the workplace that are individual \u2014 the \u201cMe\u201d of the workplace. Manned with this information leaders can create the right work climate where each employee feels understood, challenged and developed as unique human beings.<\/p>\n

    Here are some more findings from the TMBC Global Study<\/h3>\n