One of the top investments that any company can make is the hiring and also the maintaining of employees that are truly engage in all aspects of their work. A great employee obviously will make a significant positive impact on your company and spending money on great employees can improve the bottom line more than just about anything else on which you spend money.
Finding good employees is one thing, but keeping them happy and engaged is just as critical to make sure you can retain them for the long term. Here are five effective activities you can use right now to make sure you get the best results out of your most valuable resource.
1. Celebrate Successes
People need positive feedback. While it costs the company nothing, one highly effective motivator is for you to simply recognize the hard work of an employee. This in fact can even outdo any monetary rewards you give your employees as a way of motivating them.
While taking someone aside and complementing their work is great, recognition known to others often yield better results. You can always make a habit out of publicly recognizing good performers through announcements, the giving of awards and possibly making citations of names and accomplishments in the company's publication and on your website.
2. Keep Lines Of Communication Open
If you could create a venue for employees to be able to air out views regarding subjects related to work, they will know they are heard therefore causing them to be fully engaged in their responsibilities. This step actually can ensure your employees truly feel that they are an important part of the company. Any employee aiming to make a difference will keep in mind the long-term business strategy and will be on the front lines making the goals a reality. They often also provide valuable insights which should not be missed by senior managers.
Create and promote multiple ways employees can learn about what's going on in the company and opportunities for them to offer feedback or suggestions that will actually be heard and considered. For example, consider a company newsletter, a regularly updated intranet, or a monthly "Letter from the CEO," which poses questions to the employees and gives them an opportunity to respond straight to the top. This kind of interaction boosts engagement and goes directly toward improving the bottom line.
3. Offer Real-Time Progress Reports
Be sure you are able to convey the goal of the company and that employees are well informed on their contribution in realizing those goals.
You could spare employees the long wait for their annual performance review just to inform them of their status. Being a company on top should call for you to offer feedback continually in order for employees to see where they are outstanding and where they need to improve.
While C-level executives constantly are exposed to a great deal of data about the company, other employees also should be made aware of the firm's progress and how employees are helping to meet the company's short-term and long-term goals. The moment you consider employees part of the group who need to be fully informed regarding high-level information only executives know about is the moment you will find them fully engaged in the success of the company.
4. Focus On A Good Cause
Many companies have found a strategic corporate philanthropy program or employee volunteering initiative to be one of the most effective employee engagement activities available, as it combines team building, skill development, and leadership along with the positive feelings that come from doing good.
To accomplish the most good on both fronts, have employees participate in choosing some causes that are important to them, then provide them with as many opportunities as possible to give monetarily and through volunteering. Keep everyone apprised of how the charitable efforts are succeeding just as if they were another corporate business initiative, and be sure to celebrate success.
5. Make Fun A Two-Way Thing
Simply because you are able to push your employees to become extremely productive and efficient doesn't mean that you should forget that they need time to enjoy their work environment. Ensure moments for employees to also have "fun" time.
You know, even when your employees are extremely active and effective within the company's operation they can also burn out when pushed truly hard therefore you need to support their overall culture including having fun. The holidays, reaching corporate milestones or other events could create an opportunity for employees to let loose temporarily for sheer enjoyment with co-employees and this creates a lasting bond between your staff.
Finding good employees is one thing, but keeping them happy and engaged is just as critical to make sure you can retain them for the long term. Here are five effective activities you can use right now to make sure you get the best results out of your most valuable resource.
1. Celebrate Successes
People need positive feedback. While it costs the company nothing, one highly effective motivator is for you to simply recognize the hard work of an employee. This in fact can even outdo any monetary rewards you give your employees as a way of motivating them.
While taking someone aside and complementing their work is great, recognition known to others often yield better results. You can always make a habit out of publicly recognizing good performers through announcements, the giving of awards and possibly making citations of names and accomplishments in the company's publication and on your website.
2. Keep Lines Of Communication Open
If you could create a venue for employees to be able to air out views regarding subjects related to work, they will know they are heard therefore causing them to be fully engaged in their responsibilities. This step actually can ensure your employees truly feel that they are an important part of the company. Any employee aiming to make a difference will keep in mind the long-term business strategy and will be on the front lines making the goals a reality. They often also provide valuable insights which should not be missed by senior managers.
Create and promote multiple ways employees can learn about what's going on in the company and opportunities for them to offer feedback or suggestions that will actually be heard and considered. For example, consider a company newsletter, a regularly updated intranet, or a monthly "Letter from the CEO," which poses questions to the employees and gives them an opportunity to respond straight to the top. This kind of interaction boosts engagement and goes directly toward improving the bottom line.
3. Offer Real-Time Progress Reports
Be sure you are able to convey the goal of the company and that employees are well informed on their contribution in realizing those goals.
You could spare employees the long wait for their annual performance review just to inform them of their status. Being a company on top should call for you to offer feedback continually in order for employees to see where they are outstanding and where they need to improve.
While C-level executives constantly are exposed to a great deal of data about the company, other employees also should be made aware of the firm's progress and how employees are helping to meet the company's short-term and long-term goals. The moment you consider employees part of the group who need to be fully informed regarding high-level information only executives know about is the moment you will find them fully engaged in the success of the company.
4. Focus On A Good Cause
Many companies have found a strategic corporate philanthropy program or employee volunteering initiative to be one of the most effective employee engagement activities available, as it combines team building, skill development, and leadership along with the positive feelings that come from doing good.
To accomplish the most good on both fronts, have employees participate in choosing some causes that are important to them, then provide them with as many opportunities as possible to give monetarily and through volunteering. Keep everyone apprised of how the charitable efforts are succeeding just as if they were another corporate business initiative, and be sure to celebrate success.
5. Make Fun A Two-Way Thing
Simply because you are able to push your employees to become extremely productive and efficient doesn't mean that you should forget that they need time to enjoy their work environment. Ensure moments for employees to also have "fun" time.
You know, even when your employees are extremely active and effective within the company's operation they can also burn out when pushed truly hard therefore you need to support their overall culture including having fun. The holidays, reaching corporate milestones or other events could create an opportunity for employees to let loose temporarily for sheer enjoyment with co-employees and this creates a lasting bond between your staff.
About the Author:
Sebastian Troup loves writing about philanthropic solutions for businesses and non profit organizations. For further information about setting up workplace giving campaigns, or to find some employee giving campaign ideas, please go to the Truist website today.
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