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Engagement Assessment Observation Guide
Observation | Response | |
Agree | Disagree | |
Direct reports are arriving later, leaving earlier, and/or taking longer lunches than usual | ||
Direct reports have higher incidents of absenteeism and/or sick days | ||
Direct reports take longer to complete routine tasks | ||
Direct reports are producing lower-quality work | ||
Direct reports often appear anxious or worried | ||
Direct reports frequently ask questions and voice concerns about how to get all of their work done | ||
Direct reports appear to have increased health problems (often expressed through informal conversations and absenteeism) | ||
Direct reports frequently mention feeling stressed | ||
Direct reports have trouble concentrating when you deliver instructions, guidance, or feedback (e.g., they frequently ask you to repeat statements or forget key pieces of information) | ||
Customer complaints about lower-than-expected levels of customer service have noticeably increased | ||
Mistakes or accidents in the workplace have increased | ||
Workplace morale is lower than it has been in the past | ||
Direct reports have trouble prioritizing assignments and strongly resist efforts to re-prioritize their workloads | ||
Direct reports are hesitant or slow to incorporate manager’s and colleagues’ feedback into their work | ||
Direct reports are resistant to any sort of change (in the workplace, operating procedures, daily work, etc.) | ||
Direct reports lack interest in new development opportunities | ||
Use the following guide to assess direct reports’ stress levels. Observation of any of these behaviors among direct reports may indicate that employees are highly stressed and/or disengaged at work.
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Corporate Leadership Council HR Practice
Identifying Signs of Employee Disengagement
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