The Motivating Manager: Developing Your People Through Coaching
- by Jacinta Jimenez
Forbes Coaches Council — Let's face it; regardless of whether you've been in management for over a decade or you've just been recently promoted as a first-time manager, cultivating employee engagement and motivation doesn't come easy. The numbers speak for themselves: A 2017 study by Gallup, entitled State of the Global Workplace (registration required), found that just 15% of employees worldwide are actually engaged in their work. This means that an alarming 85% of employees are not fully engaged or are even actively disengaged in their job!
So what do managers have to do with it? A lot. More specifically, Gallup's State of the American Manager indicates that managers account for at least 70% of the variance in employee engagement. Given that we spend a significant portion of our lives at work, creating the circumstances in which your people feel motivated and engaged is crucial. Not only is this good for employees and business, but it is also good for you — both in terms of performance and job satisfaction.
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