5 Ways to better engage your employees

Engaged employees are hard to find, only 13% of employees worldwide are engaged at work. Managers can help improve the situation and extract the benefits of higher employee engagement. Here’s what they need to focus on to better engage your employees:

Conduct face to face conversations

According to Dale Carnegie ’s  Employee Engagement Study, “70% of employees who lacked confidence in senior leadership were not fully engaged in their role.” Increasing face to face time and even simple interaction with all your employees will go a long way to restoring trust and understanding.

Value employee feedback

If you are one of those guys who think employee feedback has no value, then you should know that this type of mentality is what drags employee engagement down. As a result, 80% of employees expect their managers to take absolutely no action on employee feedback.  Start taking action from today. Show your employees you care about their opinion and contribution to the business by publicly addressing their advice and displaying action plans for improvement.

Maintain a healthy relationship

A manager plays a vital role in promoting healthy relationships at the workplace. 80% of employees are dissatisfied with the direct manager reported being disengaged from the company as a whole. Rather than starting your one-on-ones with work-related matters. Take an interest in their personal lives and family. This will show you care and empathize with them, increasing the likelihood of them becoming more aligned with your goals.

Make friendship possible

Employees with a best friend at work are 7 times more likely to be fully engaged. Activities that bring people closer, including game nights, happy hours, bowling leagues, book clubs, and idea incubators go a long way towards building connections.

Align professional and business goals

Employees who feel a sense of professional growth are far less likely to look for opportunities elsewhere. Start an ongoing dialog with your employees about their professional goals will encourage them to succeed.

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