Employee Engagement Matrix

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You may think it isn't fun to talk about, but employee engagement is a key factor in the overall health of the organization as well as the individual employee. Too often, we ignore good OR bad performance, attitude or culture issues even when they're right in front of us. As a leader, I set up a regular cadence to put my direct reports somewhere on this matrix. Then I evaluate why they're where they are and what I can do to help them stay there or get better. Sure, there are a number of factors and criteria that go into where someone lands on this chart, but eventually, we just need to simplify and decide what to do next.

As a side note, the top right quadrant is also affectionately known as those on my "vomit list." Meaning, if they leave the organization, I would likely vomit because of how hard it would be to replace what they bring to the table.

I'd love your thoughts!