Passionate and engaged employees
Engaged employees often have a high degree of enthusiasm. Engaged employees:
● are others just a step ahead;
● gladly take on a new task;
● are willing to open up their laptop outside office hours.
Passionate and engaged employees also show responsibility and are professional toward customers. They are true ambassadors for your company. And ambassadors, they are extremely important for your organization.
All in all, engaged employees bring many benefits. Their enthusiasm often stems from passion, but the organization itself can also take steps to increase employee engagement.
Engaged employees are more productive, more creative and happier and miss work less.
Increasing employee engagement: 3 tips
Do you want to increase engagement among employees? The following 3 tips will help you with this:
Tip 1: formulate a clear mission and vision
Where money and prestige were once major drivers, employees increasingly prioritize the organization's mission and vision. They want to do meaningful work in which they can have a positive impact on people and the environment. If you, as an organization, put clear drivers front and center, you attract like-minded people.
Tip 2: personal development is an important pillar for employee engagement
What’s in it for me? The answer to this question is becoming increasingly essential. Employees no longer want to 'just' contribute to a fun project. They also want future prospects and an employer who works on their career development. Offering education and training is one example of this.
Tip 3: good leadership is the key to greater engagement in the workplace
A strong management that treats its employees well is of great importance. You need to convey trust and respect to your staff, support them where necessary, give feedback and, above all, let them work autonomously. When employees feel positive about the leadership, they will more often be flexible and, for example, come up with more new ideas.
