Employee Engagement Quotes

“The job facing production managers focuses on how to help their team maintain hope while also addressing the sometimes brutal or dismal facts of their situation. If the truth of their position remains unseen, they will never grow the skills necessary to resolve it.”
― Raymond Wheeler, Lift: Five Practices Great Managers Do Consistently: Raise Performance and Morale - See Your Employees Thrive

“All the managers I interviewed had the same sense of identity and self-assurance. None of them were arrogant. Instead, they were clear about who they were and what needed accomplishing. They used that sense of self to engage their team and learn each team member’s strengths and contributions. Their courage and confidence were infectious to their team and to anyone who crossed their paths.”
― Raymond Wheeler, Lift: Five Practices Great Managers Do Consistently: Raise Performance and Morale - See Your Employees Thrive

“When you give an assignment, don’t take it back!”
― Raymond Wheeler, Lift: Five Practices Great Managers Do Consistently: Raise Performance and Morale - See Your Employees Thrive

“If climate drives business results, what drives climate? 50-70% of how employees perceive their organization’s climate corresponds to the actions of one person: their manager.”
― Raymond Wheeler, Lift: Five Practices Great Managers Do Consistently: Raise Performance and Morale - See Your Employees Thrive

“One cannot measure a manager’s knowledge and performance in a vacuum. It involves their participation in business activities while bringing all of themselves to the process of development, including their spiritual, personal, and skill & ability development.”
― Raymond Wheeler, Lift: Five Practices Great Managers Do Consistently: Raise Performance and Morale - See Your Employees Thrive

“Applying a Holistic Wealth lens to our decision-making going forward is critical. Ideally, every organization should have trained Holistic Wealth Consultants (by the Institute on Holistic Wealth), embedded into teams and employee resource groups. Holistic Wealth Coaching is critical.”
― Keisha Blair, Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons to Help You Recover from Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose, and Achieve Financial Freedom

“You can’t inspire and lead people without earning their attention. You achieve that in a counter-intuitive way – by paying close attention to what interests them.”
― Phil Dourado, The 60 Second Leader: Everything You Need to Know About Leadership, in 60 Second Bites

“Being 100 percent in the moment and focusing on the person you’re with is one of the finest compliments you can offer. One of the most respectful and considerate things you can do for another is to truly be with them in the here and now.”
― Susan C. Young, The Art of Action: 8 Ways to Initiate & Activate Forward Momentum for Positive Impact

“Just be Nice. Nice—this little word has a big meaning. Use it generously. Being nice helps people feel emotionally safe, allowing for more authentic, trusting, and happy interactions.”
― Susan C. Young, The Art of Action: 8 Ways to Initiate & Activate Forward Momentum for Positive Impact

“Be Brave. Bravery takes fortitude—put yourself on the line, even if you risk failing, falling, being embarrassed, or looking stupid—if being brave were easy, more people would be. Just try it!”
― Susan C. Young, The Art of Action: 8 Ways to Initiate & Activate Forward Momentum for Positive Impact

“Take the Initiative. Be proactive. If you want to rock your relationship results, it is going to take action, effort, initiative, and choosing to get in the game—so, step up, step out, and show up!”
― Susan C. Young, The Art of Action: 8 Ways to Initiate & Activate Forward Momentum for Positive Impact

“It is more important to look holistically at the root of why anyone would want to avoid work so badly that they’d game the system and leave the workforce altogether. When work is fulfilling, dignifying, respects our skills and nourishes our talents and souls, it becomes a pleasure not a burden; something we would look for not run away from.

[From “On the Great Resignation” published on CounterPunch on February 24, 2023]”
― Louis Yako

“Whsn you go Behind The Numbers - it's all about the people!”
― Dave Bookbinder, The NEW ROI: Going Behind the Numbers

“The core focus of modern leaders is to minimize the distance between the boss's office and the employee's desk.”
― Justine Massaba

“Countering 'quiet quitting' with 'quiet firing' is immature and vindictive, because it totally ignores the causes that got people to this point.

[From “On the Great Resignation” published on CounterPunch on February 24, 2023]”
― Louis Yako

“Employees are the heart of any company; nurturing their growth leads to a flourishing organization.”
― Dax Bamania

“Recruitment is like a puzzle; finding the perfect fit requires patience, persistence, and a keen eye for talent.”
― Dax Bamania

“An engaged workforce is a powerful force that can overcome any challenge.”
― Dax Bamania

“Employee satisfaction is not a destination; it's a journey that requires continuous effort and improvement.”
― Dax Bamania

“Onboarding is the 'internal customer service' version of making a good first impression.”
― Marilyn Suttle

“Jellyfish Managers, much like their aquatic namesakes, have a nervous system but neither spine nor brain; with the same orifice functioning as both mouth and anus; randomly stinging whoever is in their path, and unaware that their actions might one day get them squished.”
― David A. Dolinsky, The Workplace Zombie: One Bureaucrat’s Path to Better Understanding the Virus and Its Vectors

“DOLINSKY’S IMPERATIVE: “Individuals must take it upon themselves to form and grow bubbles of civility within and external to their organizations. Doing so creates new and deeper relationships across stakeholders. It prevents bureaucratic claptrap and friction from descending like a toxic cloud of dissatisfaction. Friction is reduced, and the spread of the workplace zombie virus is slowed.”
― David A. Dolinsky, The Workplace Zombie: One Bureaucrat’s Path to Better Understanding the Virus and Its Vectors

“DOLINSKY’S IMPERATIVE: Individuals must take it upon themselves to form and grow bubbles of civility within and external to their organizations. Doing so creates new and deeper relationships across stakeholders. It prevents bureaucratic claptrap and friction from descending like a toxic cloud of dissatisfaction. Friction is reduced, and the spread of the workplace zombie virus is slowed.”
― David A. Dolinsky, The Workplace Zombie: One Bureaucrat’s Path to Better Understanding the Virus and Its Vectors

“We need to engage in a comprehensive and collaborative effort on a global scale, driven by a shared commitment to preserve the delicate balance of our planet’s ecosystems. The cost of inaction is not merely the loss of biodiversity but the unravelling of the intricate web of life that sustains us all.”
― Shivanshu K. Srivastava

“Investing in the overall growth and well-being of the employees is the most sustainable investment for any company.”
― Enamul Haque

“Engagement isn't just the ultimate goal—it's merely the starting point.”
― Eric Chester, On Fire at Work: How Great Companies Ignite Passion in Their People Without Burning Them Out

“Engagement occurs when an employer meets an employee's minimum requirements for compensation, alignment, atmosphere, growth, acknowledgement, autonomy, and communication.”
― Eric Chester, On Fire at Work: How Great Companies Ignite Passion in Their People Without Burning Them Out

“Your success—and the success of your business—is tied directly to (1) the quality of the people you attract to your organization, (2) your proficiency in getting those people to consistently perform up to and even beyond their potential, and (3) your ability to keep them on your payroll for as long as possible.

And all of that hinges on one thing. Your culture.”
― Eric Chester, On Fire at Work: How Great Companies Ignite Passion in Their People Without Burning Them Out

“Gallup’s 2013 “State of the American Workplace” poll surveyed 350,000 employees over a three-year period, and the results couldn’t have been clearer: A vast majority of American workers—70 percent—are not engaged in their jobs. Then the kicker: “Gallup estimates that these actively disengaged employees cost the U.S. between $450 billion to $550 billion each year in lost productivity. [These employees] are more likely to steal from their companies, negatively influence their coworkers, miss workdays, and drive customers away.”
― Eric Chester, On Fire at Work: How Great Companies Ignite Passion in Their People Without Burning Them Out

“The best employees don’t quit. They outgrow stagnant workplaces.”
― Erden Tuzunkan