What is Employee Engagement? [+11 Data-Backed Benefits and Strategies]
Human ResourcesWhat is Employee Engagement?
If you’re playing along with buzzword bingo, you’ve heard the term “employee engagement.” But it would be a mistake to dismiss it as just a buzzword. Ignoring engagement costs the global economy 8.1 trillion dollars each year, according to a study by Gallup.
Thankfully, the opposite is also true. Improving employee engagement can boost profitability, improve customer satisfaction, and even make for a safer workplace.
Read on to learn what employee engagement is and what factors affect it. Then discover 11 strategies for improving employee engagement at your workplace.
What is employee engagement?
Employee Engagement Examples
Why is employee engagement important?
How to Measure Employee Engagement
How to Improve Employee Engagement
Engagement means that employees:
Know what they contribute toward their team’s success.
Work toward their company’s goals and values.
Are connected to and supported in their role.
Look for ways to learn and grow in their role.
Employee engagement isn’t the same as job satisfaction or employee happiness. Although those ideas are a part of the equation, employee engagement speaks to motivation. An engaged employee invests time, energy, and talent to benefit their team and company.
As Kayla Marchetti – engagement manager for Seismic – puts it, “I want any individual who joins us to feel passionate about our mission and work, to feel a sense of belonging,...
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