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Looking to inspire and engage your employees? We\u2019ve got just the quotes to help. If boosting employee engagement isn\u2019t already at the top of your list, it should be. Organisations with engaged employees enjoy 24% to 59% less turnover, 10% higher customer ratings and 21% greater profitability, according to Gallup<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Improving engagement can work wonders for your turnover too. Engaged employees say they\u2019re 87% more likely to stick with your company than their disengaged colleagues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are tons of effective ways to drive employee engagement<\/a>, from regular recognition to a focus on career development and growth. It\u2019s also useful to share kind of quotes like the ones we\u2019ve listed below. Share through employee communication platforms<\/a> like Mo, pop them in an email, or share them during meetings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Employee engagement quotes that can make a difference<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1. \u201cThe way your employees feel is the way your customers will feel. And if your employees don\u2019t feel valued, neither will your customers.\u201d \u2013 Sybil F. Stershic<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Sybil F. Stershic is the author of the award-winning Share of Mind, Share of Heart: Marketing Tools of Engagement for Nonprofits<\/em> and Taking Care of the People Who Matter Most: A Guide to Employee-Customer Care<\/em>. To make customers feel valued, invest in your employees. Her quote captures this idea perfectly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. \u201cEmployees who believe that management is concerned about them as a whole person \u2013 not just an employee \u2013 are more productive, more satisfied, more fulfilled. Satisfied employees mean satisfied customers, which leads to profitability.\u201d \u2013 Anne M. Mulcahy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

As the former CEO of Xerox, Anne M. Mulcahy is well-positioned to share insight into the connection between employee engagement and business profitability. She breaks down how important it is for an employee to know that their leaders care about them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. \u201cWhen people are financially invested, they want a return. When people are emotionally invested, they want to contribute.\u201d \u2013 Simon Sinek<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

4. \u201cThe way to develop the best that is in a person is by appreciation and encouragement.\u201d \u2013 Charles Schwab<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Investor, industry pioneer and author of numerous finance books, Charles Schwab has many years of experience and excellent insights into both the sector and the people who power it. His pithy quote highlights how important employee recognition is when it comes to engagement and development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. \u201cManagement is about arranging and telling. Leadership is about nurturing and enhancing.\u201d \u2013 Tom Peters<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

As the author of In Search of Excellence, Tom Peters is a powerful voice when it comes to connecting the wellbeing of the employee to the growth of a business. Here, he reminds us that nurturing and developing employees<\/a> is how to get the most out of them \u2013\u00a0and highlights its importance as a leadership skill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. \u201cTake time to appreciate employees and they will reciprocate in a thousand ways.\u201d \u2013 Dr. Bob Nelson<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Want to know how to make sure your employees are motivated and engaged? World leading authority on employee motivation, engagement and performance Dr. Bob Nelson has the answer. His quote is perfect for reminding us that appreciation can make a massive difference to employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. \u201cBut you can\u2019t maximise resources if you don\u2019t have full engagement. So I\u2019d like to see if we could increase that. And so one simple way of doing that, increasing that engagement is to start with us. Are you going to engage other people if you\u2019re not engaged?\u201d \u2013 Tony Robbins<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A leader who isn\u2019t actively engaged and interested is going to have a hard time bringing that enthusiasm to their team, as life and business strategist Tony Robbins rightly points out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. \u201cYour work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work.\u201d \u2013 Steve Jobs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

As one of the most influential business owners and visionaries of his time, Steve Jobs led Apple to phenomenal success. Here, he points out that if you want to excel, you have to commit to and be engaged with the work you\u2019re doing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. \u201cAppreciate everything your associates do for the business. Nothing else can quite substitute for a few well-chosen, well-timed, sincere words of praise.\u201d \u2013 Sam Walton<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The founder of Walmart, Sam Walton, has shared many wonderful quotes over the years and this one brings it all back to the ways that you related to your colleagues. This quote shows the power of taking the time to boost and appreciate the people you work with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. \u201cMotivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.\u201d \u2013 Jim Ryun<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Olympian and former US Congressman Jim Ryun has some very good advice when it comes to building the sort of routines that can help you excel. He suggests that motivation is an excellent starting point, but that it\u2019s the incorporation into the everyday that leads to sustainable success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11. \u201cWhere employee engagement is transactional, the organisation sees the survey as \u2018the hero\u2019 \u2013 what it\u2019s all about [getting a high score]. Where it is transformational, the survey is merely the tool that directs us to areas in need of attention. It is the starting point from which we can together decide how best to address things.\u201d \u2013 David MacLeod OBE<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

David MacLeod OBE, Co-Author of \u2018The MacLeod Report\u2019 on Employee Engagement and co-founder of the Employee Engagement Task Force, offers some valuable insight into the role of an employee engagement survey<\/a> and the ways its results can be put to best use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12. \u201cEngagement is the emotional commitment an employee has toward their organisation and its goals, resulting in the use of discretionary effort.\u201d \u2013 Kevin Kruse<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

As the founder of leadership service LeadX and author of numerous NY Times\u00a0bestselling books, Kevin Kruse has plenty of tips for those looking to engage employees. In this quote, he highlights the emotional aspect of the connection, showing us how important it is for employee wellbeing<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13. \u201cEmployee engagement is the art and science of engaging people in authentic and recognised connections to strategy, roles, performance, organisation, community, relationship, customers, development, energy, and happiness to leverage, sustain, and transform work into results.\u201d \u2013 David Zinger<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Founder of Zinger Associates and creator of The Zinger Model, David Zinger shares his secret for connecting employees to the goals of their organisations \u2013 to the betterment of everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

14. \u201cTo win in the marketplace, you must first win in the workplace.\u201d \u2013 Doug Conant<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Douglas R. Conant, New York Times bestselling author and keynote speaker with over 40 years of leadership experience at world-class global companies, shares a pithy reminder about the clear link between investing in people and succeeding as a business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

15. \u201cThere is no quick fix or magic box for achieving employee engagement, it is a journey to connect your employees to your company. And. . . you can\u2019t force your employees to join you on this journey!\u201d \u2013 Debra Corey<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

16. \u201cEmployee Engagement is more than a program; it entails a cultural shift.\u201d \u2013 Bob Kelleher<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Author, public speaker and founder of The Employee Engagement Group, Bob Kelleher sums up the fact that employee engagement isn\u2019t something you can impose on your team. Instead, it\u2019s something your whole organisation needs to embrace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

17. \u201cEmployee experience is the sum of all employee interactions with an organisation \u2013 everything from pre-hire to retire. It is the intentional design of a compelling experience for employees in work while employee engagement is an outcome of this workplace experience.\u201d \u2013 Ben Whitter<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Ben Whitter, author of four popular books on employee experience<\/a>, gives us a quote that successfully illustrates the link between experience and engagement and how one can influence the other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

18. \u201cEngaged employees are in the game for the sake of the game; they believe in the cause of the organisation.\u201d \u2013 Paul Marciano, PhD<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

As a leading authority on employee engagement and respect in the workplace, Paul Marciano is perfectly placed to recognise and draw out attention to the link between engagement and an alignment of personal and professional values.<\/p>\n\n\n

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