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When people talk about engagement, three drivers dominate the
conversation: the people โmanager relationship, recognition &
rewards, and learning & development.
But there is a fourth driver that quietly shapes the people experience:
๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ .
๐๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ
๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ , ๐ฒ๐๐ญ ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ค ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฌ
๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง , according
to HR Cloudโs article 20 Employee Engagement Statistics You Need to
Know. That disconnect quietly erodes loyalty and trust.
Too often, advancement only comes up when a role is open or an
immediate need arises. Managers who focus on longer -term growth,
even when opportunities are not right in front of them, create stronger
teams and deeper trust.
๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฌ :
๐๐๐ฅ๐ค ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐๐ญ๐๐ง . Ask people what roles they
aspire to and how they define progress, regardless of whether those
roles are currently open or may never be available within your
company.
๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐๐ง๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ . Share the skills and proficiencies you see in
them. Help them strengthen areas that could unlock new possibilities,
both inside and outside your organization.
๐๐จ-๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ . In regular check -ins, pair what you
observe with what they want or need, then identify concrete next steps
together. This shared ownership builds clarity and confidence in their
growth.
These conversations create momentum. In my experience, when
people believe their manager cares about their future, even if that
future is beyond the current team or company, they stay more
engaged in the present.
๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ even
though it is not discussed or focused on as much as the others.
Ignoring it signals there is no future here. ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ญ, ๐ง๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ญ,
๐๐ง๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ โ๐ฌ
๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก .
๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐จ๐๐ญ๐๐ง ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ค ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐๐๐ฆ
๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฅ๐ ?
