LOS ANGELES-<\/strong>Engaged employees plan to stay for what they can give; disengaged employees stay for what they can get, according to a report from Blessing White.<\/p>\n It\u2019s one thing to measure employee engagement in a traditional office setting. But how do you measure it in a virtual office<\/a>. Here are five signs your virtual office employees are not engaged:<\/p>\n 1. Disengaged workers don\u2019t trust you: <\/strong>Trust is a vital element of engagement. If workers don\u2019t trust you they won\u2019t give their all. In a virtual office environment,<\/a> building trust often requires more frequent communication and recognition for a job well done.<\/p>\n 2. Disengaged workers don\u2019t set goals:<\/strong> If you are using virtual office employees in a distributed workforce<\/a> build a goal-oriented culture by making it possible to set both short-term and long-term goals that encourage virtual office workers to contribute their talents to the cause.<\/p>\n 3. Disengaged workers post high absenteeism:<\/strong> Attract and retain the best and brightest talent by building a culture that allows virtual office employees to contribute their talent and receive recognition for a job well done. That leads to fewer \u201csick days.\u201d<\/p>\n 4. Disengaged workers don\u2019t collaborate:<\/strong> Help employees find personal satisfaction from contributing their talents. Coworkers and managers should publicly recognize the impact virtual office workers are making on the company with virtual \u201chigh fives.\u201d<\/p>\n 5. Disengaged workers don\u2019t focus on results:<\/strong> When you have a culture that sets goals, it drives a results-oriented work environment by publishing what virtual office employees, virtual teams and departments are getting done individually and collectively.<\/p>\n Stay tuned for five more signs your virtual office<\/a> employees are not engaged\u2014and what to do about it.<\/p>\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" LOS ANGELES-Engaged employees plan to stay for what they can give; disengaged employees stay for what they can get, according to a report from Blessing White. It\u2019s one thing to measure employee engagement in a traditional office setting. But how do you measure it in a virtual office. 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It\u2019s one thing to measure employee engagement in a traditional office setting. But how do you measure it in a virtual office. Here are five signs your virtual office employees are not engaged: 1. Disengaged workers don\u2019t trust you: Trust is a vital element of engagement. If workers don\u2019t trust you they won\u2019t give their all. 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