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Project managers usually understand all the rational factors that drive an effective project. Where do they often fall short? Grasping and managing employees' emotional engagement with their work.
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Only 15% of Americans have confidence in the U.S. banking system, according to Gallup research. This marks an all-time low. Here's how banks can start to rebuild trust.

Getting Discretionary Effort

"Engaged employees have a sense of purpose and get to do what they do best every day. Whether or not engaged employees have high levels of wellbeing -- though it's realistic to expect that engagement naturally promotes wellbeing -- these workers are an organization's best asset. Workgroups with many engaged employees realize substantially higher levels of customer engagement, productivity, and profitability compared to teams with less engaged employees. And engaged teams have less absenteeism, lower turnover, fewer accidents on the job, less theft or unaccounted for merchandise, and fewer quality defects." - Gallup

If that doesn't make the case for organizations to focus on engaging their employees and 'promoting their wellbeing,' I don't know what will convince you. While not rocket science, getting all the components of employee engagement (and employee wellbeing) takes focus, effort, and diligence.

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Are you concerned about how well your employees are involved and committed to your business? Have you ever wondered as a business owner or leader why other people in your organization aren't as concerned about your business as you are?

Keeping employees involved requires more than just giving them clear direction and good work. It also requires knowing them and being concerned about their well-being. And Gallup has done some excellent work on understanding well-being. Leaders and managers would do well to follow the ideas put forth by Gallup on understanding well-being. Below are the five elements of Gallup's Wellbeing Index:

The first element is about how you occupy your time or simply liking what you do every day: your Career Wellbeing.
The second element is about having strong relationships and love in your life: your Social Wellbeing.
The third element is about effectively managing your economic life: your Financial Wellbeing.
The fourth element is about having good health and enough energy to get things done on a daily basis: your Physical Wellbeing.
The fifth element is about the sense of engagement you have with the area where you live: your Community Wellbeing.

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