Take a look at the five drivers to engagement—including, meaning, autonomy, growth, impact, and connection to help your employees find greater satisfaction in their jobs.

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Rusty Lindquist
VP HCM Strategy & IP
BambooHR
David Mason
Senior Engagement Consultant
DecisionWise

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When Asked...
Do you understand the concept of
employee engagement?
65%
41%
Managers Non-Managers

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How does the engagement level of the manager compare to
the engagement of his or her employees?
36%
24%
14% 14%
48%
51%
43%
45%
12%
20%
34%
32%
3%
5%
9% 9%
0.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
Fully Engaged (n=808) Key Contributor
(n=1154)
Opportunity Group
(n=292)
Fully Disengaged (n=46)
EmployeeEngagementGroups(%ofTotal)
Manager Engagement Groups
Fully Engaged
Key Contributors
Opportunity Group
Fully Disengaged
163%

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What does a good day look like for you?

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Defining Engagement
Engagement
Employee engagement is an emotional state
where employees feel passionate, energetic,
and committed to their work.
This translates into employees who give their
hearts, spirits, minds, and hands to deliver a
high level of performance to the organization.

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We Wrote the Book on Engagement
Extensive psychological
literature review
DecisionWise 2013 study of
over 13 million responses
Over two decades of
research
Business case studies

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The Engagement Experience
Engagement
Contractual
Transactional
Hearts, Spirits, Minds, and Hands
Transformational
Satisfaction

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The Engagement Experience
Contractual
Transactional
Hearts, Spirits, Minds, and Hands
Transformational
Satisfaction
M A G I C
Meaning Autonomy Growth Impact Connectio
n

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Take the ENGAGEMENT MAGIC® Self-Assessment
www.EngagementMAGIC.com/self-assessment

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ENGAGEMENT MAGIC® Self-Assessment Results
M
A
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Key Low Moderate High
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M A G I C
Meaning Autonomy Growth Impact Connection

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Q: What is meaning?
When one’s work has purpose beyond the job itself.

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Does your job inspire you?

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Which jobs are meaningful? Which jobs are not? Can
anything have meaning?

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“I’m part of a team building the
world’s largest indoor coliseum.”
Philippine Arena in Ciudad de Victoria, the Philippines

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Two types of meaning
Inherent Associated

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The ability to control and shape one’s role and environment
in a way that best uses one’s talents and preferences to
produce optimal results.
Q: What is autonomy?

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Are you given the freedom to fully utilize your talents
and abilities in your current position?

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Types of autonomy
Spatial Temporal
Social Task

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Freedom vs. Anarchy

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Developing; becoming better tomorrow than you are
today, both professionally and personally.
Q: What is growth?

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Do you regularly feel challenged and
stretched in your job?

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Stretching and Growth

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Zone of proximal development
0 100Aligned Zone of
Proximal
Development
Too easy Too hard

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Causing and being a part of results; seeing positive and
worth while outcomes of one’s efforts.
Q: What is impact?

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Do you leave work each day feeling like you were able
to accomplish something significant?

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Game Theory

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Where do your tasks fall?
High
Low
Low
High
IMPACT
EFFORT

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A sense of belonging to something greater than oneself.
Q: What is connection?

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Do you feel like you belong?

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Types of Connection
Work
Social
MissionValues
Task Organizational

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