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Six Questions That Spur Employee Engagement

Wayne Rivers
By Wayne Rivers
7 minutes
Last Updated May 21, 2025

Marshall Goldsmith, writing in the Chief Executive newsletter, says that employee engagement scores are at an all-time low! He also observed that employee engagement surveys generally put the onus on the company or managers to be 100% responsible for employee engagement. Should engagement not be a two-way street? Does one-way responsibility make sense?

Please tune in this week as Wayne discusses Goldsmith’s observations and reveals the six simple questions Goldsmith claims can revolutionize employee engagement. What do you think? Are you, as Goldsmith recommends, willing to try this yourself before you roll it out to your people? Please email Wayne at [email protected] and let us know your results.

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