As the economy continues to recover and strengthen, companies have recognized the importance of collaboration as examined in last week’s Wrap.
By promoting openness and innovation, employee engagement helps ensure that employees are committed to their organization’s goals and values. Fostering growth, education and a team
spirit is pivotal to 21st century business success. It’s a give-and-take relationship; companies must give to be able to receive.
Forbes
True Employee Engagement Requires an Employee Feedback Loop
David Niu understands what it feels like to lose passion for a job. In desperate need of a mental break, he bought one-way tickets to New Zealand for his family to travel the world for six months. Throughout his journey, Niu interviewed dozens of entrepreneurs in a variety of countries. He spoke about managing people, culture and leadership. His findings from the entrepreneurs he spoke with included: their main competitive advantage was their people, they experienced pain around managing their people, and each recognized the need to maintain a positive culture. Read more to understand why Niu’s journey taught him the importance of employee engagement in the workplace.
Talent (TLNT): The Business of HR
Friends at Work Make for Happier Employees and a Better Bottom Line
Due to the fast pace of daily life, work and family responsibilities ultimately override the priority of maintaining a friendship for many individuals. As a result, the office space ultimately becomes the fertile field for growing valuable ties with friends. According to TLNT, “companies can do a lot to water that social soil — resulting in happier employees and a healthier bottom line.” The best workplaces recognize the importance of friendships and implement employee engagement systems accordingly. The payoff is increasingly clear. Read more to see the necessity of camaraderie in the workplace.
Huffington Post
Nine Tips to Keep in Mind When Developing Employee Engagement Programs
Every company is working to attract, retain and motivate a high performing team of professionals. No matter what region, industry or profession you may be in, employee engagement is a driving force to success. Focusing on the greater goal of the organization is necessary to developing unique initiatives that work. Happy employees equate to a happy company. Some of my favorite tips from the suggestions include: there is no magic formula, be
flexible and adaptable, don’t lose momentum and communicate. Read more about these nine tips to develop employee engagement programs.
In the workplace, there are three types of employees. There are the engaged employees who work with enthusiasm and embrace a commitment to their company. There are the disengaged employees who do the bare minimum to get through the workday, while putting little care into their work. There are also the actively disengaged employees who are consistently unhappy at work and voice it frequently.
With the variety of types and personalities, creating a high-performing work environment is a complex challenge. At the end of the day, working towards a successful employee engagement program is a step in the right direction. We would love to hear your thoughts. How has employee engagement impacted your business efforts?
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Julia Pizzutti is an intern for WordWrite Communications. You can find her on Twitter @julzutti93.
