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Employee Engagement- Why It Matters

Written by Exceed Team | Jul 18, 2017 9:31:34 AM

Employees are the main key to any organization’s success, so it’s important to invest time, effort and resources in them and for them. If your employees are happy to come into work and look forward to being in an office for at least 9 hours of each working day, then you’re definitely doing something right. There are lots of studies out there that show a correlation between happy employees and being highly motivated performers and achievers.

Employee Engagement is about providing the right medium for employees to do their best and achieve what they are expected to do. Therefore, as an organization, how do you go about providing that for them?

Sticking To Your Core Values; if the organization fulfills its promises and acts truthfully on its values then this will build trust and understanding from the employees towards your organization.

Keeping Employees Involved; giving your employees a chance to voice their opinions and views, and most importantly taking account of these views and opinions when making decisions

Asking Employees For Their Feedback; in the areas that matter to the employees in the work environment ask for their feedback through regular surveys

Give Employees Feedback; regular reviews with employees to assess performance gives the opportunity to recognize achievements and help in developing new skills. This has become easier using technology, which is our next point. SimpleStrata is a tool that helps companies in creating, rolling out and managing strategy, monitoring team and employee performance, as well as tracking activities.

Technology; giving employees the tools to make work easier and more enjoyable is an important investment that should not be overlooked. Technology and mobile apps are the newest trends that leading organizations invest heavily in because it guarantees efficiency and overall better productivity and performance. Whether it’s a job specific product or a mobile app that simplifies communication with your HR Department such as Modern Employee Experience, technology will improve employee engagement on so many levels.

If you want to know more about Modern Employee Experience, you can try out the employee application here or request a trial of our product.