For a number of years, the focus has been on customer satisfaction to the detriment of employee well-being. Now, we shift the focus to employee satisfaction and watch that translate to a better experience for both employees and customers. In this week’s episode of the Entrepreneur to Employer podcast Brian covers the 21 employee engagement questions that every leader should know!

In this episode, Brian talks about the four instances where you as a leader may need to have a conversation with your employee about their engagement with the company and the buckets of questions you can ask during that conversation to get to the root of the problem. 

Questions about the employee’s professional development:

1. On a scale from 1-10, how confident do you feel that your current role is fostering your professional growth?
2. What is the one thing you need from your manager or leader to move closer to your personal goals?
3. Do you feel like you have a clear growth path in place to reach your professional goals?

Questions to learn more about the employee’s relationship with their coworkers:

1. On a scale of 1-10, how supported do you feel by other employees on your team?
2. Are communications among your coworkers honest and transparent?
3. If you could change one thing about the team you’re currently on, what would it be and why?

Questions to learn more about the employee’s relationship with their manager:

1. On a scale of 1-10, how supported do you feel by your manager?
2. Do you feel like your manager cares about your overall well-being?
3. What is the one thing your manager can start or stop doing that would help you do a better job?

Questions around feedback:

1. Are you satisfied with how often you get feedback from your manager?
2. Does the feedback you receive at work help you grow and develop?
3. If you have feedback for your manager, do you feel comfortable sharing it?

Questions around company alignment:

1. Do you understand how your role contributes to the company’s mission?
2. Are you confident that your organization is able to reach its objectives?
3. Are the values of the company aligned with your personal values?

Questions around happiness and satisfaction:

1. On a scale of 1-10, how happy are you in your day-to-day work?
2. Do you feel like you have a healthy work-life balance?
3. What is one thing your manager, team or leadership do to make you happier at work?

Questions around organizational culture and the workplace environment:

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