Engagement Equation

  Leadership   Talent Management   Teams   ProjectsAtWork  

There is a lot of talk about employee engagement — and for good reason: it’s an indispensible ingredient in any organization’s long-term success. But in the context of projects, which have defined timeframes and activities, the dynamics of engagement are different and perhaps more challenging. Here are six strategies for getting team members involved and committed.

There is a growing appreciation in executive ranks of the importance of employee engagement.  Companies that outperform their industry’s average report higher engagement as a key ingredient to their success. Lower turnover, greater agility, higher innovation and superior customer satisfaction all tie back to higher levels of engagement.

But what about employee engagement in the context of project management? The successful delivery of a project is also entirely dependent on the engagement of team members. But when individuals, sometimes from very differing backgrounds, come together for defined periods of time, how can a project manager build and sustain engagement?

The principles of engagement on a project are no different than engagement in a line function: individuals want to feel that they, personally, are getting as much out of their job as the organization is benefiting from their contribution. But on a project the dynamics of engagement are concentrated into a shorter and more defined …

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