MN7181 -People and Organisations

Employee Engagement

Employee engagement is defined as the emotional or psychological commitment an employee has towards the organizations and the goals of the organization (Kruse, 2012). Employees who are emotionally committed care about their work, responsibilities and the company as well. The reason they work is not the mere paycheck, benefits or personal career development but also to ensure their contribution towards the organizational vision is fulfilled.

How can Employee Engagement be Improved?

·         Encouraging Flexibility

Giving employees flexibility and freedom in terms of working hours and locations to match up with their convenience is one way of increasing employee engagement. This gives the employee the feeling of being trusted by their superiors which will enhance performance.

·         Be Sincere

Maintaining an honest and authentic relationship with the employees builds trust and teamwork which will encourage the employees to be honest with their work. This promotes a positive work culture where employees feel belonged and care about the organization.

·         Feedback

Making the employee feel that their opinion matters is one way of increasing employee engagement. This makes them feel that they are an important part of the organization.

·         Communicate Goals

By clarifying the responsibilities and goal of each individual employee on and off, communicating their contribution towards the overall vision of the organization helps with employee engagement.

In addition to the above there are a number of ways to better employee engagement od the organization. Simply asking the employees what they would prefer would be sufficient to improve employee engagement.

Benefits of Employee Engagement

Engaged, motivated workers have higher employee satisfaction, which leads to enthusiasm in their role and overall company growth in the form of higher retention and lower turnover; higher productivity; increased profitability; less absenteeism, and increased employee loyalty (Robins, 2017).

·         Employee engagement promotes employee satisfaction which plays a major role in terms of high performance.

·         Low attrition rate. Employees remain loyal to the company and retention rate is high.

·         High productivity and profitability

Conclusion

Emotional connection an employee feels toward his or her employment organization, which tends to influence his or her behaviors and level of effort in work related activities (Warner, 2018)

References

Kruse, K., 2012. What Is Employee Engagement. [Online]
Available at: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinkruse/2012/06/22/employee-engagement-what-and-why/#287776d47f37
[Accessed 29 December 2019].

Robins, A., 2017. 6 Amazing Benefits Of Employee Engagement. [Online]
Available at: https://officevibe.com/blog/employee-engagement-benefits
[Accessed 30 December 2019].

Warner, J., 2018. 7 Definitions of Employee Engagement. [Online]
Available at: https://decision-wise.com/7-definitions-of-employee-engagement/
[Accessed 30 December 2019].