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15 Steps To Boost Employee Engagement

Anastasia Vaniukevich
Anastasia Vaniukevich

Everybody knows that the modern labor market is oversaturated. Employees quickly get tired of working in one company and begin to look for a new place. Therefore, many managers and HR specialists are puzzled over how to increase employee engagement. We collected 15 useful tips that will help boost this important factor in your company. By hruapp.com

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EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT I N C R E A S I N G I N 1 5 S T E P S
01 CREATE THE COMPANYS MISSION Thoughinmostcasesitisaimedatcustomers, thecompanysmissionshouldbecleartothe staffaswell.ThinkaboutMaslowspyramid: employeesarenotonlyinterestedinsalaries andbenefits,theywanttoknowthatdo somethingreallyimportant.Forexample,during annualperformancereviews,payattentionnot onlytotheemployeesachievementsbutalso tellthemhowhisworkhelpedthecompany.
02 CLARIFY GOALS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH EMPLOYEE. Eachteammemberhashisgoalsand responsibilities.Whenapersondoesntfully understandwhatroleheperformsinthe company,dontexpecthimtobeactively engaged.Whenyoustartanewprojector delegateanemployeeatask,itisvery importanttodiscussedthesmallestdetails. Taketimeandanswerallhisquestions-itwill saveyoufromaheadacheinthefuture.
03 TAKE CARE OF THEIR HEALTH. Physicalandpsychologicalhealthisimportant foranyone.Sometimesduetostressoraheavy loadyoucanforgetabouthealthyeatingand skipdoingsport.Somecompaniesoffertheir employeesfreegymsessionsorcover massagecourses-ithelpstorelievestress andconcentrateonwork.Andsometimesits enoughjusttofilltheofficefridgewithhealthy food.
04 OFFER YOUR EMPLOYEES FLEXIBLE HOURS. Agoodleaderisresult-oriented;hedoesnt controltimetheemployeespentintheoffice. Therearemanywaystogiveemployeessome freedom.Allowthemtoworkfromhome,donot assignthemwithdifficulttasksforthestart andtheendtheworkday.Iftheemployee understandsthathecanmanagehisschedule, hefeelsrespectandtrustandithelpsto increasehisemployeeengagementlevel.
05 DO NOT HIDE ANYTHING. Employeesdontwantthecompanytokeep secretsfromthem.Thisfactisoftenneglected bymanagers,andasaconsequence,engagement rateisaffected.Sharewithemployeessome "insider"informationanddonothesitatetoinvite themtoimportantmeetings.Trytoinviteyour colleaguestoameetingwherethefutureofthe companyissomehowdiscussedandaddthenote "Atyourdiscretion"totheinvitation.Not everyonewillcome,butnoonewillleaveyour trustwithoutattention.
06 CELEBRATE ACHIEVEMENTS AND SUCCESS. Onceanemployeehassuccessfullymeta monthlyorquarterlyplan,celebrateitwiththe entiredepartment-oreventhecompany.Tell thecolleaguesaboutyourteammembers achievementsandorganizeasmallparty.
07 PRAISE YOU COLLEAGUES MORE OFTEN. Thispieceofadvicecanbeusenotthe managersonly,buttoeachemployee.Ifyousee thatsomeonehasperfectlycopedwiththe task,dontbelazytopraisehimforthat.Butbe careful:toofrequentpraisescanspoil employees.
08 GATHER FEEDBACK. Wevepreviouslytalkedabouttheimportance ofgettingfeedbackfromemployees.Dont expectyourcolleaguestocomeandsharewith youtheirthoughtsandproblems.Takethe initiativeandaskthemtodothatandprovide themwiththepossibilitytokeepanonymous.
Conductasmallsurveyamongthestaff.Forexample,askthefollowing questions: Howareyoufeeling?Whatisthemoodintheteam? Isitpossibletoimproveworkinateamorinacompany?Ifso,how? Areyousatisfiedwiththeprospectsofcareergrowth? Howdoyouassesstherelationshipwiththeleader? Areyousatisfiedwiththesalary? Collecttheirfeedbackandletthemknowtheyve beenheard.Trytohelpthemandlateraskthem thesamequestionsagaintoseehowitworked. UseHowRU?apptocreateshortemployee surveysinaninteractivewaybothHRspecialists andteammemberswilllikeandtrackemployee engagement.
09 REVIVE THE OFFICE. Sometimesemployeesfeellessengagedwhen theyretiredofaboredgrayoffice.Sotryto createuniqueandcomfortablespacearound them.Addsomeindoorplants,organizea recreationarea.Fresheninguptheoffice consultwithcolleagues-theirpersonal contributionwillhelpcreateahomely atmosphereatwork.
10 LET EMPLOYEES DEFINE A DRESS CODE. Dresscodesignificantlyaffectsemployees attitudetowork.Buthowtoestablishthe balancebetweencomfortandprofessionalism? Thebestsolutionistoallowemployeesto determinethedresscodeontheirown.After all,ifyouareconfidentintheirskills,thereisno doubtthattheywillperformthejob productivelynomatterhowtheyaredressed.
11 DO NOT FORGET ABOUT ENTERTAINMENT. Entertainmentandworkseemtobe incompatiblethings.Butthererearemany waystocombinebusinesswithpleasure.Friday isanexcellentchancetodosomething pleasant.Bowling,paintball,orevengoingout withcolleagueswillgiveanopportunityto communicatewithcolleaguesfromdifferent departments.
12 GET TO KNOW YOUR COLLEAGUES BETTER. Itisimportantforaleadernotonlytoknowthe professionaltraitsofhiscolleagues,butalsoto takecareoftheirinterests.Sometimesan employeecantsimplyconcentrateonworkdue tosomepersonalreasons.Trytofindwhat standbehindthatandhelphim.
13 ORGANIZE CONTINUAL EDUCATION. AccordingtothestudyconductedbyDeloitte, employeeengagementrateis25%higherin companieswhichofferregulartrainings.Some employeesarelookingforopportunitiesfor self-development,butmostwaittheir managerstotaketheinitiative.Organize regularmeetingswhereyouwilldeterminewhat courseswillbeusefulforemployeestowork moreeffectively.
14 ENHANCE INTERNAL COMMUNICATION. Askmanagerstoorganizeweeklymeetings withtheirsubordinateshowtheworkisgoing, whatresourcesarerequiredandwhatideas theyhave.Itwillnotonlyboostproductivity, butalsoimprovethecompanyasawhole.And starttoencourageyourcolleaguestothank oneanotherfortheirhelp. TryHowRUappsThankUfeature:asmartand easywaytoshowappreciationtocolleagues.
15 INTRODUCE NEWCOMMERS TO OTHER THE TEAM. Inmanycompanies,newemployeesare introducedonlytocolleaguesinthedepartment andimmediatesuperiors.Thisisawrong approach:theyneedtogetacquaintedandbuild relationshipswithallcolleagues.Whenyouhirea newemployee,arrangeforhimtotourtheoffice. Youcanevenarrangeamini-partytoget acquaintedinaninformalatmosphere. Addsomegamificationtothisprocess: WhoIsWhogamewillhelpyournewbiesquickly remembertheircolleaguesinaplayfulmanner!
So,welisted15waystoincreaseemployeeengagement. Whichoneshavewemissed?Maybeyoudonotagreewith oneofthem?Shareyouropinioninthecomments! Andofcourse,tryHowRU?apptobuildyourdreamteam! FollowusandbethefirsttolearnextremelyusefulHRtips! How R U? app - all-in-one tool for handling major HR issues! -> hruapp.com TRYFORFREE

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