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This
week we're getting ready for Friday the 13th by looking at 13 Obstacles
to Employee Engagement. Today I offer you the middle five.

But
bad news produces positive responses. Chances are that reading these
obstacles gets you thinking, "How would I overcome such an obstacle?"

Here's hoping you'll share at least one of your ideas in the Comment box below. If you do, I'll send you the link to my e-book, KAPOW! 64 Blasts to Blow the Lid Off Your Job Performance.

Ambivalent Business Culture.
If
the business culture is not made explicit, the employee questions what
attitudes, behaviors, values are appropriate. Engagement can seem
risky, for fear it might not match the culture's norms.

No Opportunities to Network.
Humans
are social animals. Without the opportunity to interact, exchange
ideas, learn with other members of the work team, employees become
over-individualized, focused only on their daily do-what-I-have-to-do.

Invisible Leadership.
If an employee cannot see or hear someone (higher up) for whom they are working, they lack the interpersonal motivation to do
more, to engage. Leaders who aren't seen or heard do not convey that motivation.

Questionable Corporate Values.
When one does not share the business values, she has less reason to contribute full-scale effort to the business.

Jobs Over People.
The
company that sees employees but not people is suggesting the job is
more important than the person. Who wants to immerse himself in work
that makes him feel less important?

Don't forget. Any serious solution to one of these 13 Obstacles to Employee Engagement will win you a copy of my e-book,
KAPOW! 64 Blasts to Blow the Lid Off Your Job Performance.

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