{"id":2466,"date":"2013-10-14T17:00:45","date_gmt":"2013-10-15T00:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/markccrowley.com\/?p=2466"},"modified":"2014-10-03T10:50:39","modified_gmt":"2014-10-03T17:50:39","slug":"the-single-greatest-reason-the-worlds-workforce-is-disengaged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-wmplo.xyz\/mark-c-divi5\/the-single-greatest-reason-the-worlds-workforce-is-disengaged\/","title":{"rendered":"The Single Greatest Reason The World\u2019s Workforce Is Disengaged"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/staging-wmplo.xyz\/mark-c-divi5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Unknown.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2467\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-wmplo.xyz\/mark-c-divi5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Unknown.jpeg\" alt=\"Gallup Poll\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging-wmplo.xyz\/mark-c-divi5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Unknown.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/staging-wmplo.xyz\/mark-c-divi5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Unknown-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/i><i>\u201cNo problem can be solved until it is reduced to some simple form. The changing of a vague difficulty into a specific, concrete form is a very essential element in thinking.\u201d<br \/>\n<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u2013J. P. Morgan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the early part of this past summer, Gallup released its <i>\u201cState of the American Workforce\u201d<\/i> report \u2013 a massive research undertaking that identified how connected and contented people feel in their jobs.\u00a0 It\u2019s from this study, 150,000 personal interviews over the course of a year, that researchers determined only 30% of us are fully engaged at work.<\/p>\n<p>The news got even worse a few days ago when Gallup announced the results of its <i>global<\/i> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gallup.com\/poll\/165269\/worldwide-employees-engaged-work.aspx?utm_source=alert&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=syndication&amp;utm_content=morelink&amp;utm_term=All%20Gallup%20Headlines\">workplace study.<\/a>\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Across 142 countries, they discovered only 13% of the working population does much more than show up on time and meet the minimum expectations for their jobs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Take a look at these <i>worldwide<\/i> results:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>13% Engaged: <\/b>Employees feel a strong connection to the success of their organization \u2013 almost as owners \u2013 and invest significant discretionary time and effort.<b>\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>63% Not Engaged: <\/b>People feel less connected to their work and are disinclined to display initiative.<\/li>\n<li><b>24% Actively Disengaged: <\/b>Workers who are unhappy, unproductive \u2013 and liable to spread their negativity to co-workers.<\/li>\n<li>This means 87% of the world\u2019s working population is not meaningfully engaged in, or otherwise enthusiastic about their jobs.<\/li>\n<li>Worldwide, actively disengaged employees outnumber engaged employees by nearly 2:1.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Soon after the U.S. engagement report was released, I interviewed Dr. Jim Harter, Gallup\u2019s Chief Research Scientist, and wrote a subsequent article for <i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/3011032\/creative-conversations\/gallups-workplace-jedi-on-how-to-fix-our-employee-engagement-problem\">Fast Company<\/a><\/i> Magazine.\u00a0 Leveraging much of Gallup\u2019s research, I listed the key reasons American workers have grown so distressed in their jobs, and described the most effective ways managers can address them.<\/p>\n<p>But now, four months later, I\u2019m left to wonder how the world\u2019s economy succeeds by having just <i>13%<\/i> of the working population fully committed to excellence? Clearly, we manage, but is this really the best our global society can do?<\/p>\n<p>With the hope that Gallup\u2019s new research might shed new light on this engagement crisis, I reached out to Dr. Harter again.\u00a0 To frame up our conversation, I asked him just two questions:<\/p>\n<p><strong>(1) \u00a0Is there one <i>universal <\/i>root to why people across the world are so disheartened in their jobs?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>(2) \u00a0As a society, can we fix this so that people can instead thrive at work, maximize their own potential, and help drive greater performance for their organizations?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more-->The conversation that ensued was surprisingly brief.\u00a0 Gallup\u2019s research has conclusively answered these questions and Harter wasted little time responding.<\/p>\n<p><i>So, what\u2019s the single greatest reason the world\u2019s workforce is disengaged?<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Too Few People In Leadership Roles Are Well-Suited For The Task<\/b><\/p>\n<p>According to Harter, the source of the world\u2019s engagement problem is undeniably clear.\u00a0 Organizations aren\u2019t putting the right people into managerial positions.\u00a0 \u201cPeople get into management based on all the wrong factors,\u201d he told me.\u00a0 \u201cTypically, it\u2019s because they were successful in a previous job unrelated to management, or they had long tenure in the company and got rewarded for that.\u00a0 But neither of those two things relate to the talents people need to effectively lead others.\u00a0 That kind of misalignment has become a huge problem around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For anyone reading this who\u2019s excelling as a leader today, you should know that your effectiveness is uncommon.\u00a0 According to Gallup\u2019s analysis, at least two-thirds of all people in supervisory roles today lack the requisite skillset.\u00a0 More significantly, Gallup has determined that just 1-in-10 managers today have the \u201cextreme talent\u201d to effectively lead and inspire people in the 21<sup>st<\/sup> Century.\u00a0 And, only 2-in-10 others have the potential to <i>ever <\/i>develop those same abilities with focused coaching.<\/p>\n<p>The conclusion to be drawn is that too many employees the world over work for bosses who have a destructive impact on their drive, morale and commitment.\u00a0 Harter was clear that nothing will move an organization\u2019s engagement needle more than by making much better decisions on who get\u2019s promoted into management.\u00a0 But that leaves the question, \u201cWhat are the potent characteristics of leaders for whom people are known to thrive\u2026and produce?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>The Secret To Great Leadership Today<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Albert Einstein famously said, \u201cWe can\u2019t solve our problems with the same level of thinking that created them.\u201d\u00a0 His logic applies here.<\/p>\n<p>The reason so many people are distressed in their jobs today is because our traditional ways of managing them no longer work.\u00a0 To solve our engagement problem, therefore, we must collectively adopt the practices that do work and select into management only the people who have the desire and inclination to implement them.<\/p>\n<p>All of this first requires we adopt a major paradigm shift in our thinking; the most powerful and influential leaders, the research proves, beat to a different drum.<\/p>\n<p>According to Harter, the boss the world\u2019s workers all want to work for has a natural inclination to care for the well-being of people \u2013 and wants to make a difference in their lives.\u00a0 \u201cThey\u2019re capable of seeing, supporting and adjusting to the differences in each employee and deal well with their \u2018messiness and personalities.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Research shows that employees have dreams and aspirations of work that far transcend a paycheck. \u00a0They want to grow, do meaningful work, and be made to feel valued for all they contribute.\u00a0 Not surprisingly, leaders who go out of their way to help people attain these goals end up having a profoundly positive effect on how they feel about their work.<\/p>\n<p>While the traditional role of management has been to keep a tight and almost exclusive focus on goal achievement, the uber-successful leaders seek to improve the lives of their workers <i>while<\/i> driving performance.\u00a0 And, when people feel their needs are being met and authentically supported, they instinctively want to do more to help their boss and organizations succeed.<\/p>\n<p>No one, of course, should ever be selected into management roles unless they possess the core competencies related to their business and industry.\u00a0 They must be effective at managing process and getting things done within their organization.\u00a0 But what this multi-year, multi-nation study proves is that all these managerial skills have little effect on employee engagement.<\/p>\n<p>What workers all around the world want us all to know and understand is this:\u00a0 They\u2019ll put their hearts into their jobs once they\u2019re assigned to leaders who value them and do all that\u2019s humanly possible to ensure they flourish.<\/p>\n<p>With just 13% of the world\u2019s working population currently engaged, there\u2019s nothing but upside to our making this happen.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>Please know in advance that <strong>we\u00a0greatly\u00a0appreciate\u00a0when you share these blogs with friends and colleagues via Twitter, Facebook and e-mail.<\/strong> \u00a0Our aim is to influence, and we rely on you to help us get our message out! \u00a0If you would like to receive Mark&#8217;s articles directly (no strings!), please <strong>sign up for his tribe\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/staging-wmplo.xyz\/mark-c-divi5\/subscribe\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">here.<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>PS: Be sure to read all of Mark&#8217;s\u00a0<em>Fast Company<\/em>\u00a0Magazine articles &#8212; 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