Employee engagement has become a buzzword. But what is the buzz word actually about? How exactly does a company achieve this employee engagement and what does it take to do so? We get to the bottom of these and other questions in this blog post.
Employee engagement is a workplace-based approach that creates the right conditions for all members of an organization to give their best every day, feel committed to the goals and values of their organization, are motivated to contribute to the success of the organization and have an increased sense of well-being (source: https://engageforsuccess.org/what-is-employee-engagement).
Employee engagement is therefore primarily about making employees happy and offering them a positive experience during their work. Companies are therefore putting people at the center at this moment. Employee engagement therefore allows you to find out within your company whether your employees are enthusiastic about their work and want to get involved in their workplace and contribute to the success of the company or whether they are simply doing their time in the office. The importance of this topic is clear, as various studies have already shown that happy, i.e. "engaged" employees are more motivated and therefore work more efficiently, which in turn has a positive impact on the company. Engaged employees perform better, make customers happier and also set the company apart from its competitors.
But how do we achieve a possible high level of employee engagement? The company Engage for success has defined 4 factors for engaged employees.
Source:(https://engageforsuccess.org/what-is-employee-engagement)