The Impact of Disengaged Employees

Have you ever thought about the impact that disengaged employees can have on your business? If not, you need to think about it now. When your workers are not engaged in their jobs, they do not care about the company. They are not invested in the success or failure of your business. They are there for a paycheck, and, if a better opportunity presents itself, they will leave without hesitation.

Any successful business owner will tell you that engaged employees are the best kind of employees to have. When you examine engaged and disengaged employees, side by side, you will notice significant differences. The engaged employee is concerned about productivity and quality. The engaged employee wants to do his/her best to help make the company succeed. The engaged employee works with you and other employees to present a united front, to put the company’s best foot forward. Disengaged employees do average work. They are not concerned with increasing productivity or improving quality.

They will leave those tasks up to others. Disengaged employees are concerned with success, but only their own. It is not that disengaged employees are bad employees – they are just not invested in the future of the business. You can avoid the problems related to disengaged employees by having your employees submit surveys on a regular basis. These surveys will reveal any areas of concern for your workers -- areas that you can then work on changing. Through changes, you can help keep all of your employees engaged and invested in the overall success of the company.