Studies around the world have revealed that engagement levels have a direct impact on employee's performance and consequently on the bottom line.
A well established co-relation exists between employee engagement and business results. Engagement : Some Quotes (from articles in professional journals)
Work never kills a person; the absence of it (unemployment) has killed many.
Remaining idle is not human nature.
No one likes to avoid work if there is clarity on what to do & how it will be evaluated.
Keeping work force idle produces negativity which impacts on team performance.
Engagement comes through involvement; people deliver more if they are emotionally involved with the work.
Delaying decisions on personal issues creates stress & diverts employee's attention from work.
Absence of engagement is a challenge that can produce industrial unrest.
Unless you know people intimately, you can't engage them effectively.
To keep their teams engaged, managers have to remain super-engaged.
An empowered manager is an incubator of employee engagement.
Employee motivation improves engagement levels.
Trust, developed through transparency, promotes engagement.
Engagement is fostered by Leadership; managers who lead from the front keep their task force actively engaged.
Occasional encouragement always improves engagement.
Engagement comes through commitment.
Attitudinal transformation creates a temperament for healthy engagement.
Employee engagement has transformed many organizations.
Who is an engaged employee?Experience reveals that engaged employees always demonstrate most of the attributes given below:
Good understanding of company's business.
Full clarity about own role & job deliverables.
Always achieve assigned goals; often exceed expectations.
Keen to put in extra-effort to accomplish a task.
De-link own performance from rewards & recognition.
Keep the work bench neat & tidy and take good care of job tools.
Always keen to learn something new.
Exhibit high energy levels at all times.
Highly information conscious if in the position of a supervisor/ manager.
Never say, “it is not my job”.
Willingly take on additional responsibility.
Have an outstanding record of personal discipline & attendance.
Self accountable & highly responsible: have no back-log of work at any time.
Always available to assist others; provide willing support to the team.
Have a consistently high record of performance.
Never come under pressure : always cool and adaptable by nature.
Not over-concerned with work-life balance.
Bubbling with new ideas: enjoy experimenting.
Seldom initiate complaints & grievances.
Consciously improve processes that impede work.
Highly allergic to slow & sluggish people.
Always lead subordinates though personal example.
What Reduces Employee Engagement:A common problem with organizations is demanding more productivity without creating a conducive work environment which enables involvement of employees at all levels. Some of the diseases observed are as under:
Lack of awareness of the management about the use of modern HR technology to create a healthy work environment.
Lack of empowerment of the managers/ supervisors.
HR Technology for creating healthy work environment
20 to 30% of an employee's time is spent on personal issues such as:Read Further
