Employee engagement is important in defining workplace success. Do your employees feel enthusiastic about coming to work? Are they truly involved in the mission and the value of your organization?  Are they enthusiastic about their contributions?  If your employees feel these emotions, they are likely to be engaged.      

In an article entitled “What is Employee Engagement? What, Why, and How to Improve It,” Quantum Workplace states that 92% of executives feel that engaged employees perform better.  More importantly, Quantum cites the research from Harvard  Business Review Analytic Services that shows that engaged employees are more productive.

So how do you engage your employees?  Below are three suggestions:

1. Display Transparency

Communicate regularly and clearly.  Employees need to develop a sense of trust and respect for an organization, and one way of building that trust and respect is through clear and consistent communication.  What are the organization’s values?  What does the organization do to show that they display those values on a daily basis? 

2. Provide Professional Development and Training for Managers

Allow for professional development and training for managers.  They are leading teams consisting of multiple generations who are watching every move they make.  It is essential that managers are provided with the tools to manage across generations effectively.  And that management style will trickle down through the ranks as subordinates watch and mimic what they perceive as effective.

3. Create a Culture of Belonging

Creating a culture of belonging will increase employee engagement. Be aware that inclusion and belonging are two different terms. According to The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, “Inclusion is a state of being valued, respected, and supported. It’s about focusing on the needs of every individual and ensuring the right conditions are in place for each person to achieve his or her full potential.”

In a blog by Deloitte’s Colleen Bordeaux, Betsy Grace, and Naina Sabherwal, entitled “Elevating the Workforce Experience:  The Belonging Relationship - How a sense of belonging enhances the workplace relationship,” it states that “Deloitte defines a worker's sense of belonging as how organizations can foster diverse, equitable, and inclusive communities for the worker and how they feel like a member of the broader world. This affects how an employee shows up and feels comfortable being themselves—and how they contribute to an organizations’ common goals.”

There are many other ways to engage employees.  If you would like to learn more about employee engagement or diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging, contact IntegriStar for more information!