Two Easy Ways to Boost Employee Engagement
Small things can make a big difference when it comes to employee engagement. Here’s a couple easy things you can do to help improve employee engagement. On a Friday at lunchtime, get employees together in a conference room for pizza and salad or go outside of work for an informal lunch and time to mingle. When you do this, take time to chat with your colleagues and ask them what their interests are outside of work. You’ll be amazed at the interesting activities your colleagues are involved in. Also, be sure to look for the loners and make a special effort to connect with them and help them connect with others. This time reduces stress and energizes most people.
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Empowerment could also be used to boost employee engagement. Empowerment also fosters an environment of trust. Vineet Nayar of HCL Technologies pioneered the concept of Employee first and customer second. This concept helps maximizing employee potential by encouraging trust through transparency, decentralizing decision-making and inverting the organizational hierarchy.
As a manager I have always found that the small things can sometimes make the biggest difference – whether its Pizza Friday or an after work run. You often find that you can catch issues or concerns early and provide reassurance or support in a relaxed environment. When this type of activity is backed up by an annual employee survey you should be able to tackle the big and small issues equally effectively – and nuture and fully engaged and committed team