Five employee engagement tips that can easily be incorporated into your day-to-day operations.
Many organizations don’t recognize the importance of employee engagement. The fact is employee engagement can affect the future and ultimate success of your team or company. What’s more is that employee engagement is something that can be easily tackled and improved. You know when your workers are passionate about their job when you see them come to the office every day eager, enthusiastic, and actively contributing to the company’s goals. If your employees don’t exhibit this type of attitude on the job then you may be facing an engagement gap.
When workers are not motivated or connected to their jobs, management should take note. This is not something that a leader should ignore or brush under the rug. Lack of engagement is a serious issue. Having disengaged staff can slowly reduce morale, customer service levels and employee retention. However, there is some good news. There are plenty of ways to motivate your team and to help them be more inspired by their work. Below we outline five easy employee engagement tips you can implement at work.
1. Be Transparent
Always share information with your team. If you neglect to share crucial information, employees are forced to come to their own conclusions. Be consistent with providing your team with updates on the organizations performance and goals. Communicate information in a relatable way, within the context of what it means for individual employees and their job. Transparency by management has a direct correlation with employee satisfaction and happiness. Keeping your team in the loop will help them to feel better connected to the company and minimizes the “us versus them” perception of the management-employee relationship.
2. Ask for Input
Always seek feedback from members of your team. Practice an open-door policy so that its easy for staff to approach management on any issue or concern. Some members may be a bit uncomfortable sharing their thoughts, so try to reach out to them directly to ensure their concerns and ideas are heard.
3. Reward Creativity & Success
Without a doubt, people perform better at their jobs when their efforts are recognized and rewarded. These rewards do not have to be in the form of a raise. Rewards come in many forms including something as simple as a day off, acknowledgement in the company newsletter or the opportunity to increase their responsibilities. Overall, workers who are rewarded will be more invested and engaged if they are working on a suggestion they came up with or are appreciated for their contributions to the organization.
4. Be Flexible
Provide employees with the opportunity to create their own work schedules to better suit their personal needs. Having a work from home program or some type of flex scheduling will always result in employees who are more productive, happier and more engaged then when forced to stay in a cubicle from 9 to 5.
5. Play Together
Take the time to have fun with your team. Whenever possible have training and celebrations off site as it not only breaks up the routine, but also encourages creativity and collaboration. Ultimately, a change of scenery provides a break and helps individuals to reconnect with their coworkers.
Engagement may be the current buzz word in the HR world, but its importance should never be minimized. By practicing these employee engagement tips, your business can increase its productivity and growth by nurturing relationships with employees in an environment that promotes long term growth.
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