Use Kahn's Three Conditions

Disengagement is often a protection strategy, not an attitude problem. Kahn's model helps leaders stop guessing at motivation. A person can care about the company and still withhold effort if the conditions for engagement are not present. That is why the same visible behavior, silence in a meeting, can have different causes. It may mean the work feels pointless, disagreement feels unsafe, or the person has no capacity left. Meaningfulness People engage when the role lets them do work that feels valuable, uses their strengths, and connects to a purpose they can respect. A task can be difficult and still…

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