People managers
How can a manager improve engagement without another HR initiative?
Engagement improves when the people doing the actual managing change what they do in one-on-ones, team meetings, and performance conversations. Another survey, portal, or programme won’t move the number. The manager in front of the person will.
Framework: Brian Hartzer’s Leadership Star · Practices: Care, Clarity, Clear the Way
Make it personal before you make it programmatic
The single most underused tool in a manager’s kit is a genuine conversation about what the person in front of you actually cares about — their development, their aspirations, the parts of the job they find draining.
Name the “why” explicitly
People disengage when work feels like task completion. They re-engage when they understand what they’re contributing to. That’s Context, and it’s one of the Five Cs for a reason.
Where judgment matters
Engagement problems vary in cause. The Five Cs address what’s in a manager’s control.
When did you last tell someone on your team specifically what they did well?
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