April 12, 2022
Boost employee happiness and engagement with recognition, growth opportunities, open communication, work-life balance, and a positive environment.
Employee engagement is all about how much your employees care about their job, and about your company. It's not just about showing up and getting the work done; it's about being invested in the work and actually wanting to contribute to the success of your organisation.
As the boss, this is of course what you want as people like this will work hard to make your business the best it can be. Everyone goes to work to earn a paycheque, but engaged employees will go above and beyond in their role and this benefits both you and them. So helping them to feel motivated and satisfied with their job is something that’s well worth considering as the boss. Here are just a few ways you can go about improving employee engagement.
Employees will always value employers who understand that life happens, and sometimes work needs to take a back seat.
Of course, as the boss you want to ensure that your company is profitable and that your workers are getting things done, but you must take a human approach. Sometimes people have sick children or their own health issues for example, or important life milestones, caring duties and more where flexibility around work is appreciated and allows them to feel respected. Flexible working has been shown to reduce stress and increase job satisfaction too, which will only benefit your company in the long run.
No one wants to be stuck in a dead end job, even seemingly unambitious people will have aspirations and helping employees to meet them can be beneficial to both you and them. Allowing them to improve their skills and education by providing courses and other resources improves job satisfaction, it can also create new opportunities within your business. As older members retire, junior members are there ready to fill their places and move up which can give them goals and prevent them feeling like they’re in a rut or have reached as far as they can go.
When you recognise the good that your employees do, it helps them to feel valued and can spur them on to want to do more. Using tools like employee recognition software makes it easier to consistently acknowledge and celebrate their contributions, further boosting morale and engagement.
You could provide rewards and incentives or even just personally thank or congratulate them on what they have done. Take the time to appreciate them. One effective way to recognise the achievements of your employees is through an employee recognition system.
This system can help automate and streamline the process of acknowledging and rewarding employees' hard work and achievements. The system could include features such as peer-to-peer recognition, manager recognition, and even public recognition via company-wide communication channels. Implementing an employee recognition system can help boost employee morale, increase motivation, and ultimately lead to better employee engagement and retention rates.
A positive work environment is about respect, trust and understanding. It’s a place where bullying or harrassment of any kind is acted on immediately and is known to be totally unacceptable. It’s where employees can speak freely with bosses about any issues they might be having, and know they will be listened to and provided with support and respect.
By doing this, your employees will feel valued and be more motivated to succeed. Employees will all work together well, and ensure that tasks get done in the most efficient way while ensuring everyone is kept happy and healthy.
