One of the easiest ways to engage your employees is to show your appreciation. Full appreciation is ranked as the second most important thing employees want from their job. Yet 65% of American worker received no appreciation for their hard work last year. There\u00a0are\u00a0dozens of creative ways, which are available at little or no cost, to keep employees happy and productive. The best way to keep them motivated is by showing them your\u00a0appreciation.<\/p>\n
Leaders Are Uncomfortable Communicating Over 69% of leaders are not comfortable communicating with their teams. This leads to communication gaps between stakeholders. \u00a0CEOs think that their CHROs has limited view of their organization, yet they look for help in them to communicate their mission and purpose across the organization.<\/p>\n Create a more Human Workplace through Recognition<\/strong><\/p>\n Reinforce a culture in which employees give the full spectrum of feedback \u2013 asking, receiving, and giving. Adopt technology that provides all employees the opportunity to be recognized and recognize others<\/p>\n Formal Training is Not Enough<\/strong><\/p>\n Employees are expecting their employers to give them the proper training and information to be top performing employees. They want personalized, engaging training that may be learn-on-the-job kind. Create a learning experience that employees will seek, participate, through game science, gamification, and micro learning<\/p>\n Work with Technology, Not Against it<\/strong><\/p>\n Over 54% of Human Resources executives believe that artificial intelligence and cognitive computing will affect their roles within an organization. Automation provides a great opportunity to remove low-value tasks from the agenda and help focus on more strategic work that has a bigger impact on the company.<\/p>\n People Issues are Business Issues Drawing from her own experience, Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s Chief Operating Officer spoke about bereavement leave, parental leave and gender issues in the workplace in this year’s closing session. Sandberg championed for bereavement leave, pointing out that it is an inexpensive benefit for not just the people who use it but for the people around them as well.<\/p>\n Prepare for a Remote Workforce Remote workers need opportunities to be visible and given the chance to showcase their skill and work. More feedback is also needed in order to mirror how their team perceives them. Adopt technology that easily allows them to get continuous feedback and stay connected with the rest of the workforce.<\/p>\n Ask, Listen and Repeat Employee surveys and action plans are a great way to give employees a much-needed voice. This creates employee involvement which boosts morale and engagement within your organization. Conduct short and simple surveys on a regular basis and on key topics. Invest in technology that will allow you to spend more time responding to your survey data, rather than gathering it. Create action plans from your data that lead to lasting improvements.<\/p>\n
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