Why is employee engagement important? This factor contributes to employee loyalty and your business reputation. Here's a quick success guide...
Employee Engagement Strategies Every Business Owner Needs
There is a big difference between hiring an employee and hiring a loyal employee. If you aren’t careful, your new hire could end up doing the bare minimum of their job description. This, combined with a lack of focus or drive, will end up costing you over time.
You need your employees to care about your company, but for that to happen you must first care about them. Create a great environment that nurtures loyalty, and follow this guide to boost employee engagement in your workplace starting today...
Care For Your Employee Needs
If you want your employees to care, you must show you care about them. The first step to doing this is to improve their physical environment to meet their needs. Two great ways to do this:
- Have A Great Break Room - A great break room can give your team a place to take their mind off work, refuel, and even prepare their own healthier meals from home. Help employees feel comfortable and they will be more willing to engage.
- Offer Benefits - Increase employee engagement by offering benefits. In turn, you will increase loyalty to your company, proving that you are an employer who cares. Companies such as Hastee Pay offer employee benefits through their seamless app that also offers employees greater control of their finances. The app can, for instance, help employee with wage advances, saving them from seeking expensive alternatives.
Of course, the best people to ask about benefits are your employees. This way you can prioritize implementing benefits that they want, rather than those you think they want.
Allow Employees To Better Themselves
Employees should always have the opportunity to further their career. Though you won’t always have a new position for them to apply for, you can help them expand their skillset. Consider:
- Implementing comprehensive training programs
- Sponsoring their continued education
- Allowing team members to represent your company at industry conferences and events
The result of doing this is a more talented, loyal workforce that feels like they are valued within your organization.
Make Meetings More Meaningful
There are several good ways to get more members of your team to speak up more during meetings. It's no fun when one person merely dictates throughout the meeting session. If you want dialogue to occur, so you should:
- Include Representatives From All Departments - Bring different people in from your various departments so that you can get the most accurate opinion on the problems of the day. Have everyone write notes and contribute something at least once per meeting.
- Use A Shared Document For Notes - Have a shared document where everyone can add their own thoughts after or during the meeting. All involved will end up with a comprehensive outline of meeting notes they can access for future reference.
Have Milestone Rewards
This essentially means that every employee is pitted against themselves, rather than against other team members.
For example: If you bring in so many clients, you get a paid dinner courtesy of your employer.
Another example: If you make this much money for the company, you get that as a bonus.
Such programs motivate each employee work harder. Programs like "Employee Of The Month," might encourage some employees not to try at all, as they could feel they don’t have a chance to earn the prize.
Final Words
How to improve employee engagement?
They have to love working for you! The methods described above will help your staff perform at their best, and motivate them to do more for your company.
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The relationship between the owner and the employees is so important in running a business or a company. An employee is willing to do everything and give their loyalty to the company if they know that the boss understands them. Boss and employee should be the best team in running a profitable business.
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Hi there, I agree that the relationship between business owner and employee is one to invest in and prioritize. There must be kinetic energy. There must also be respect from both sides, which builds loyalty. An employee will evangelize and benefit a business where they feel appreciated in all ways from their owner and supervisors. Without that, much is missing! Thanks for sharing your thoughts, ~Keri
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Hi, there admin. Its been a week since I read some blogs from yours. Yet, you amazed me with this post. It was a very nicely written article. I like to read it. It was informative and the topic you covered here, I am agreed with you. I must say that I have learned so many things from it. Thank you for sharing this article. Keep writing. Thank you so much.
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Catie, Thank you for your kind words, and for visiting the blog so frequently. We try to post resourceful insights on similar topics as often as possible. Glad you found this and other articles helpful. ~Keri
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Everything said here is on point. It is very important for employees to work in place where they can engage themselves fully. It’s a big help for their personal growth and for the company as well. A good working environment is beneficial to both parties. Thank you so much for sharing this. All the best!
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