{"id":4456,"date":"2019-09-08T09:53:56","date_gmt":"2019-09-08T13:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trustacrossamerica.com\/blog\/?p=4456"},"modified":"2019-09-08T10:01:13","modified_gmt":"2019-09-08T14:01:13","slug":"how-to-elevate-employee-engagement-lower-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trustacrossamerica.com\/blog\/?p=4456","title":{"rendered":"How to Elevate Employee Engagement &#038; Lower Risk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trustacrossamerica.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=4458\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4458\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4458\" title=\"Representation of TAP strengths and weaknesses.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trustacrossamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-30-at-8.19.23-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"257\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trustacrossamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-30-at-8.19.23-AM.png 650w, https:\/\/www.trustacrossamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-30-at-8.19.23-AM-300x242.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/a>How many of the following are present in your workplace?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Low transparency<\/li>\n<li>Distortions of truth<\/li>\n<li>Lack of respect<\/li>\n<li>Hidden agendas<\/li>\n<li>Poor communication<\/li>\n<li>Zero accountability<\/li>\n<li>Short-term thinking<\/li>\n<li>Inconsistent talk and actions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If &#8220;All of them&#8221; is your answer, you are not alone. In fact, in our ongoing global <a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/Trust-One-Principle\">survey<\/a> of workplace trust, and in our individual team\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/trustacrossamerica.com\/trust-diagnostics.shtml\">assessments<\/a>, we repeatedly see these challenges, directly impacting organizational productivity and profitability.<\/p>\n<p>Most leaders continue to ignore these risky elephants in the room. We know that because our master survey shows that &#8220;Tracking&#8221; (<span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">We define and scorecard our performance against our value and values &#8211; we measure both) is the <a href=\"https:\/\/trustacrossamerica.com\/tap-into-trust.shtml\">weakest of the twelve<\/a>. I<\/span>nstead, leaders choose to rely on outdated metrics and complex solutions to what is not a hard fix; all the while throwing their hands in the air when turnover is high, engagement is low, innovation is all but gone, and a &#8220;flavor of the day fire&#8221; wastes valuable time.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s face it. Trust is being ignored in your workplace causing both low employee engagement and elevating organizational risk. Why not acknowledge this and fix it by starting the discussion?\u00a0 Email <a href=\"&#x6d;&#97;i&#x6c;&#x74;&#111;:&#x62;&#x61;&#114;b&#x61;&#x72;&#97;&#64;&#x74;&#x72;&#117;s&#x74;&#x61;&#99;r&#x6f;&#x73;&#115;a&#x6d;&#x65;&#114;i&#x63;&#x61;&#46;c&#x6f;&#x6d;\" class=\"autohyperlink\">&#x62;&#x61;&#114;bar&#x61;&#x40;&#x74;&#114;us&#x74;&#x61;&#x63;&#114;os&#x73;&#x61;&#x6d;&#101;ri&#x63;&#x61;&#x2e;&#99;om<\/a> to learn more about bringing AIM Towards Trust into your workplace.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trustacrossamerica.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=4387\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4387\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4387\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trustacrossamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2019-05-05-at-9.18.51-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"376\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trustacrossamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2019-05-05-at-9.18.51-AM.png 1078w, https:\/\/www.trustacrossamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2019-05-05-at-9.18.51-AM-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.trustacrossamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2019-05-05-at-9.18.51-AM-298x300.png 298w, https:\/\/www.trustacrossamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2019-05-05-at-9.18.51-AM-768x774.png 768w, https:\/\/www.trustacrossamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2019-05-05-at-9.18.51-AM-1016x1024.png 1016w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 376px) 100vw, 376px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Barbara Brooks Kimmel is the CEO and Founder of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.trustacrossamerica.com\">Trust Across America-Trust Around the World<\/a>. We have been helping organizations build trust since 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2019, Next Decade, Inc.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-best-social-bookmark\"><ul class=\"socials\"><li class=\"oknotizie\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oknotizie.virgilio.it\/post.html.php?url=https:\/\/www.trustacrossamerica.com\/blog\/?p=4456&title=How to Elevate Employee Engagement &#038; Lower Risk\" title=\"Share this on oknotizie\"> <\/a><\/li><li class=\"twitter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=How to Elevate Employee Engagement &#038; Lower Risk &raquo; https:\/\/www.trustacrossamerica.com\/blog\/?p=4456\" title=\"Share this on twitter\"> <\/a><\/li><li class=\"delicious\"><a href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/post?url=https:\/\/www.trustacrossamerica.com\/blog\/?p=4456&title=How to Elevate Employee Engagement &#038; Lower Risk\" title=\"Share this on del.icio.us\"> <\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s face it. Trust is being ignored in your workplace and impacting both employee engagement and profitability. 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