Employee Disengagement Is a Leadership Problem | Richard Maloney

Send us Fan MailWhat if your disengaged employees are not the root problem?What if the real problem is the way they are being led?In this episode, Peter Boolkah speaks with Richard Maloney, founder and CEO of Engage & Grow, about employee engagement, workplace culture and the responsibility leaders have for creating an environment in which people can perform.Richard explains why simply replacing somebody who appears disengaged may not solve anything. If poor communication, damaged relationships and ineffective leadership remain inside the business, the replacement employee can eventually become disengaged too.You’ll discover:Why employee disengagement frequently begins with leadershipThe three different levels of engagement within a workforceWhy traditional leadership courses and team-building days often produce limited changeHow one bad conversation can deactivate a previously committed employeeWhy leaders sometimes need an independent coach to repair damaged relationshipsA simple exercise for rating your relationship with every employeeHow small weekly actions can rebuild trust and engagementWhy the “heart” of a business matters as much as its systems and processesWhen to help somebody become successful—and when they may need to leaveWhy changing employees will not fix a recurring leadership problemRichard also shares a practical relationship audit: rate your relationship with every person in the organisation from one to ten, then deliberately work on moving those relationships into the strongest range.For founders, the wider lesson is important.You cannot build a business that operates independently of you without engaged people, trusted relationships and leaders capable of bringing out the best in others.If the leadership does not change, the same people problems will keep returning.This conversation was recorded in 2018. Statistics quoted during the discussion reflect figures discussed at that time and should not be treated as current benchmarks.Learn more about Peter Boolkah and The Hamster Wheel Trap® at https://www.boolkah.comCONNECT WITH PETER BOOLKAHWebsite: https://www.boolkah.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/boolkahInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/pboolkah/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BoolkahX: https://twitter.com/boolkahABOUT PETER BOOLKAHPeter Boolkah is a business coach, author and speaker who has spent more than 20 years helping business owners build stronger, more valuable businesses that do not depend on them for everything.He is the creator of The Hamster Wheel Trap® and author of Your Business Sucks: Build a Business That Works Without Destroying Your Life.Peter works with founders and leadership teams on the issues that ultimately determine whether a business creates freedom or becomes another job: leadership, founder dependency, people, profit, execution, scaling, exit readiness and enterprise value.His approach is direct, practical and built around one simple question:Do you own the business, or does the business own you?Learn more at https://www.boolkah.com