The most common form of disengagement doesn’t slam the door: it keeps coming to work.
Work delivered, meetings attended, but no more ideas, no more drive, no more opinions. This quiet withdrawal, known as quiet quitting, is rarely laziness: it’s a silent response to something that has gone wrong with recognition, trust, or meaning. This module shows you how to spot the signals, open the conversation without moralizing, and prevent it with two simple rituals.
~20 min at your own paceKey skill: Motivation and Engagement at WorkAvailable in FR + ENNo prerequisites
What you’ll take away
- the signals that, taken together over time, reveal silent disengagement
- the opening line built on three principles: observe, doubt, let them choose
- two prevention rituals: the team weather check and the stay interview
Who it’s for
Managers who want to re-engage a withdrawn team member, starting by hearing what their silence says.
Learning objectives
- Recognize the signals of quiet quitting when they combine and persist, and distinguish it from burnout.
- Understand what this withdrawal is saying: an imbalance in trust, respect, or belonging, rarely laziness.
- Open the conversation without moralizing (observe, doubt, let them choose) to hear the hidden need and adjust together.
- Prevent disengagement with a regular weather check and the stay interview, and escalate team-wide cases.
How does this module work?
The steps of the Adaptive module.
- Self-assessmentOn nine dimensions, to gauge current habits and guide the practice.
- Expert videoA ~10 min video with three pauses for reflection.
- Practice scenariosThe first two scenarios chosen from the self-assessment, then sixteen more, optional. Every answer gets feedback: what it leads to, and one way to improve.
- Dated commitmentOne action to try, written by the learner or chosen from the suggestions.
- Memo to downloadKey takeaways, questions, commitment, personal notes, and checklists.
Duration: ~20 min. Excluding bonus practice scenarios and optional in-depth content.
