Harnessing Strengths to Drive Employee Engagement & Retention | S3E3

#employeeengagement #hr #business This week on the Growing Your Business with People podcast, LeAnne Lagasse discusses the importance of playing to your team's strengths and developing your people managers. She emphasizes the need for leaders to set the tone for owning strengths and weaknesses and creating a culture of continuous improvement. LeAnne highlights the power of the Clifton Strengths assessment in understanding individual talents and leveraging them for better performance. She also explains the correlation between employee engagement and business outcomes, such as productivity, retention, and financial performance. Key Takeaways: 📌Leaders should set the tone for owning strengths and weaknesses in their teams. 📌The Clifton Strengths assessment can help identify individual talents and leverage them for better performance. 📌Employee engagement is linked to positive business outcomes, such as productivity, retention, and financial performance. 📌Praise and recognition should be individualized and focused on specific talents and strengths. 📌Equipping people managers with self-awareness, communication skills, and engagement strategies is crucial for improving employee engagement and retention. For more about LeAnne, visit: https://www.leannelagasse.com/ 📌 Article: It Takes Versatility to Lead in a Volatile World 🌐 Link to full article: https://hbr.org/2023/03/it-takes-versatility-to-lead-in-a-volatile-world Video title: Harnessing Strengths to Drive Employee Engagement & Retention | S3E3 CHAPTERS 0:00:00 Introduction to LeAnne Lagasse and her background 0:09:40 The significance of playing to team strengths and growing teams 0:15:50 The correlation between communication, engagement, and profit 0:32:42 Example of an organization that successfully improved employee engagement 0:41:06 Discussion on leadership versatility and its rarity 0:49:37 Dialing up praise and recognition for individual talents and strengths 0:53:24 Equipping people managers with self-awareness and communication skills 0:54:43 The importance of supervisors in driving customer experience 0:56:37 Conclusion and gratitude for LeAnne Lagasse's insights ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 🔔 Subscribe To Channel for the latest podcasts on growing your business & getting expert advice on solving problems https://www.youtube.com/@JKLAdvisors ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Podcast is currently on your favorite platforms: 👉Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1659743511 👉Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4RgF6I69FdiDzBgTLzZlWH 👉iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-growing-your-business-with-108104719/ 👉Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/dbf81855-67a9-4500-bdec-c45ace015170 ✅ Stay Connected With Us. 👉JKL Advisors: https://jkladvisors.ai/ 👉LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/grow... 👉Future Solve: https://www.futuresolve.com/ 👉Paradox: https://www.paradox.ai/ 👉Sevenstep: https://www.sevensteprpo.com/ ✅ For Business Inquiries: jeff@jkladvisors.ai