{"id":775,"date":"2018-05-19T05:34:03","date_gmt":"2018-05-19T05:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.realworldconsulting.kiwi\/rwc\/?p=775"},"modified":"2018-05-30T08:55:22","modified_gmt":"2018-05-30T08:55:22","slug":"interest-leads-to-engagement-without-interest-there-is-no-real-depth-of-engagement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realworldconsulting.kiwi\/rwc\/rwc-blog\/interest-leads-to-engagement-without-interest-there-is-no-real-depth-of-engagement\/","title":{"rendered":"Interest Leads to Engagement…Without Interest There Is No Real Depth of Engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m constantly amazed by human behaviour. It is a constant source of interest and – at times – frustration. As I approach half a century in age I feel that I’ve discovered a key reason why the majority of mankind is unlikely to evolve much further as a civilisation\/ community.<\/span><\/p>\n

This reason is closely linked to the relationship between “interest” and “engagement”<\/strong><\/span>. Let me explain…<\/span><\/p>\n

If an employee who is assigned to a particular role\/ task has no genuine\/ real interest in doing what is required to fulfill the given role\/ task, then they will not become engaged – and therefore will be likely to perform the required task more or less “mindlessly” (or robotically) and without applying themselves (either mind and\/or body).<\/span><\/p>\n

It is disturbing and concerning to see so much evidence of people performing work functions without showing any real interest in what they’re doing. Simply put, their heart just isn’t in it.<\/span><\/p>\n

Consequently, the outcomes resulting from their efforts often don’t meet expected\/ required standards, and more concerning mistakes become commonplace. Mistakes can prove to be costly in both time and money; particularly where re-work is required to correct an error made.<\/span><\/p>\n

If a person has no real interest in what they’re doing, they’re not going to feel engaged<\/span><\/strong> in the task to hand, and therefore are not going to apply themselves to the best of their ability. Consequently, less-than-optimum outcomes in the form of:<\/span><\/p>\n

a) Sub-standard quality of product\/ service<\/span><\/p>\n

b) Below target productivity levels<\/span><\/p>\n

c) People hurting themselves due to not carrying-out tasks using techniques (e.g. lifting heavy objects) in a particular way that minimises physical discomfort<\/span><\/p>\n

d) Failure to learn new practices\/ techniques\/ processes.<\/span><\/p>\n

…are resulting. These outcomes are counterproductive to the forward movement (evolution) of an organisation\/ business<\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In my view, if an employer finds that particular employees are not performing at expected (realistic) levels, look closely at the way in which they approach executing their tasks. You’ll soon see the difference between a person whose heart is in what they’re doing versus someone who is simply turning-up for work due to the necessity to earn some form of income.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nurture the development of those employees who show interest in what they do – extend their horizon, keep fueling their quest to achieve and keep giving them reasons to remain engaged adding value to your organisation.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’m constantly amazed by human behaviour. It is a constant source of interest and – at times – frustration. As I approach half a century in age I feel that I’ve discovered a key reason why the majority of mankind is unlikely to evolve much further as a civilisation\/ community. This reason is closely linked to the relationship between “interest” and “engagement”. Let me explain… If an employee who is assigned to a particular role\/ task has no genuine\/ real…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realworldconsulting.kiwi\/rwc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/775"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realworldconsulting.kiwi\/rwc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realworldconsulting.kiwi\/rwc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realworldconsulting.kiwi\/rwc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realworldconsulting.kiwi\/rwc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=775"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.realworldconsulting.kiwi\/rwc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/775\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":800,"href":"https:\/\/www.realworldconsulting.kiwi\/rwc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/775\/revisions\/800"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realworldconsulting.kiwi\/rwc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=775"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realworldconsulting.kiwi\/rwc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=775"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realworldconsulting.kiwi\/rwc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}