Employee Engagement

There are many compensation strategies employed by organisations in an attempt to increase employee engagement in the workplace. But are they really working? Based on research from The Gallup Organization, less than one-third of the American workforce is engaged – an increase of just over two percent over the past five years. The bad news for Australia – our numbers are even worse!

The Focus On Employee Engagement Has Failed

Current beliefs have leaders thinking that employee engagement can be bought through bonuses, benefits and share options. Yet research is increasingly telling us that employee needs go beyond financial remuneration.

Areas that contribute significantly to the level of engagement in the workplace include:

• skill development
• feeling valued
• doing work that is meaningful

Build a Passionate Team

In his book “Engagement is Not Enough” Keith Ayers discusses not just how to increase engagement within your organisation, but also how to build a passionate workforce where everyone loves coming to work!

Meet Your Employee’s Needs

Employees have five basic needs that need to be met in order to achieve high levels of engagement. It is therefore essential to build leadership skills that support these needs. When employee needs are satisfied, managers are able to turn a group of not very engaged employees, into a passionate, high-performance team.

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