A Blueprint for Engagement During Times of Change
By Leah Gladu
March 2024
Often when an organization is going through change, employee engagement is put on the backburner. I’ve seen it time and time again — leaders tend to fixate on big changes impacting the company while overlooking the day-to-day engagement of their workforce.
But the simple truth is a lot of companies won’t survive big changes with this single-minded focus because change can’t succeed without employee adoption.
Engaging your employees before, during and after change is the secret sauce to successfully implementing change without sacrificing workforce engagement and culture. In my experience, I’ve seen these five employee engagement tactics lead to successful change efforts, and they can be applied to your company’s change strategies regardless of industry, size or location:
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Leah Gladu
Leah Gladu has led communications for global companies, mentored some of today’s most promising young leaders and served first as president and now as CEO of KWI, a communications and management consulting agency based in Atlanta. To continue the conversation, connect with Gladu on LinkedIn.
