Employee engagement is a topic on everyone’s mind these days. More companies are realizing the importance of having employees who are happy in their jobs and enjoy coming to work each day. Research has shown that engaged employees are more productive than disengaged ones, and they stay with a company longer as well.
Here is some advice from successful businesspeople on how to increase employee engagement.
Hire For Passion
When looking for employees, look for those who are passionate about what they do, and believe that their job or profession is the most important thing in the world. Then look for experience and, finally, for credentials. But put passion at the top of the list.
When interviewing, ask them what they like about their career and what truly inspires them to gauge their passion for their work.
You also need to remove disgruntled employees from the company. These are the malcontents who have a poor attitude about mostly everything. They are cynical, constantly complaining, and they obstruct and get in the way of achieving your company’s goals.
Communicate with Your Team
This is essential if you want to improve employee engagement. You need to provide continual feedback to employees to find out how things are going, make sure they understand what the expectations are, to see if they have any suggestions for improvement, or see if there are any problems.
You need to encourage dialogue, to create a culture where employees can express their opinions without fear of reprisal. Make spaces where people can interact and share ideas, rather than confining them to little cubicles.
Be Ambitious
Encourage employees to be ambitious. You need to have big dreams and aspirations for your company and make your employees feel they are an integral part of those dreams and making them a reality. To stir people’s energy and imagination, they need big mountains to conquer.
You are never going to stir the efforts and imaginations of employees if you are only concerned about next quarter’s earnings. You need big goals and ambitions, and these take time to achieve. You need to communicate to employees the long-term goals, the big picture for the company, and how they can help to achieve it.
People will be energized if they know they are working to achieve something significant and lasting.
If your company is looking for employees who can make an impact, the staffing specialists at Opti Staffing have great candidates looking for fulfilling work. Opti can provide you with job candidates who are qualified and reliable.
