The largest category of workers are people who are neither engaged or disengaged – “The Working Dead.”
These employees:
- Are not likely to go the extra mile
- Do not volunteer for extra work or effort
- Display low energy and lackluster performance on assignments
- Simply approach their job day by day, instead of as a career, and often feel unappreciated or unimportant
- Come to work primarily for the paycheck
- Are more likely to have a haphazard attendance record
- Watch the clock for the time their work shift ends
So what can you do to better manage this challenging work population? Here are three proven ways to awaken your “Working Dead.”