The Ten C’s of Employee Engagement

• Author: Amitai Givertz
• Posted: July 25, 2007
• Category: Employee Retention
• Tags: Recruiting by Numbers
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Recruiting by Numbers: Wednesday, July 25th, 2007

1. Connect: Leaders must show that they value employees.
2. Career: Leaders should provide challenging and meaningful work with opportunities for career advancement.
3. Clarity: Leaders must communicate a clear vision.
4. Convey: Leaders clarify their expectations about employees and provide feedback on their functioning in the organization.
5. Congratulate: Exceptional leaders give recognition, and they do so a lot; they coach and convey.
6. Contribute: People want to know that their input matters and that they are contributing to the organization’s success in a meaningful way.
7. Control: Employees value control over the flow and pace of their jobs and leaders can create opportunities for employees to exercise this control.
8. Collaborate: Studies show that, when employees work in teams and have the trust and cooperation of their team members, they outperform individuals and teams which lack good relationships.
9. Credibility: Leaders should strive to maintain a company’s reputation and demonstrate high ethical standards.
10. Confidence: Good leaders help create confidence in a company by being exemplars of high ethical and performance standards.

Source: The Ivey Business Journal