Sometimes, you just have to keep it moving, and that couldn’t be truer when it comes to your mind and body connection.
Did you know that you can fuel your creative juices by moving around? Sometimes if you’re feeling stuck in a creative slump, or just in a typical old rut, all it takes is moving your body to get back to feeling engaged.
Whether you’re managing a team, working solo, or are part of a larger group, it’s important that everyone gets an opportunity to move throughout the day.
Questions for leaders
1.Do your employees have the opportunity to take short breaks and move around throughout their day?
2.Do you currently take time throughout your workday to decompress and regroup?
Registration is now open for our next Great Engagement: Engage and Mobilize Employees Training Program, starting January 25, 2023.
If you’re having trouble with keeping employees engaged in the workplace, you’re actually in the majority—marketing research firm Gallup reports that only 20 percent of global employees are engaged at work. This isn’t specific to any particular industry either, but the one common thread seems to come down to mental health.
From a numbers standpoint, the impact of mental illness is impossible to ignore—costing the global economy upwards of $2.5 trillion annually. Before you can start making any changes, it’s important to understand the current state of your workforce and take note of any existing signs of disengagement.
Once you have a better idea of what you’re working with, you can start to take action and implement changes that will create long-lasting positive results.
What is employee engagement?
Employee engagement might look different based on your organization. In general terms, Quantum Workplace defines it as: “the strength of the mental and emotional connection employees feel toward the work they do, their teams, and their organization.” You need to look at your workplace as more than just a place for people to do their jobs. If you want to create an environment that fosters growth and creative business strides, you need to pay more attention to engagement.
When your employees are engaged, you can expect them to be:
– Team-oriented and purpose-driven.
– Driven to meet goals and come up with solutions.
– Adaptable to changing business environment.
– Focused on learning, growth, and improvement.
Disengaged behaviors can look more like:
– Negative outlook and overall pessimistic attitude.
– Happy to take credit when something goes right but quick to shift blame if something goes wrong.
– Increased absenteeism or tardiness.
– Focused on monetary value rather than reaching business goals.
Why is employee engagement important?
The more disengaged your employees are, the more it’ll cost you down the road. According to data collected by McLean & Co., for every $10,000 in annual salary an organization loses about $3,400. Multiply this by the actual salary and number of employees and you’ll get an idea of how much you’re losing by not taking action to improve engagement.
How you can start to improve your employee engagement
Acknowledge the importance of mental health
The sooner you make it clear to your employees that you value their mental health, the faster you’ll see results. Even with the growing demand for mental health services, it’s often very difficult for people to get the help they need. Try to ease this dilemma as much as you can.
Conduct an honest assessment
You need to know where your employees stand—engagement surveys are a great way to start out, asking for direct feedback and honest opinions. Don’t hesitate to conduct one-on-one meetings either, and make sure to make it clear that you value any feedback you can get, even if it’s negative. Frame the discussion in a way that the employee feels compelled to help you make viable changes.
You might also want to task someone with monitoring performance over time to gain a better understanding of areas that need work.
Create lasting changes
You might think the cost of mental health benefits is too high for your organization to offer but think about all the money you’ll save if you aren’t losing hours of productivity each week. Aside from formal benefits, you can also focus on:
– Recognition: make sure to give positive reinforcement when possible and show your appreciation.
– Resources: employees are more engaged when they feel they have everything they need to do their job.
– Connection: practice inclusivity and build strong relationships through collaboration.
Question for leaders
1. What are you doing to support the mental health of your employees?
Registration is now open for our next Great Engagement: Engage and Mobilize Employees Training Program, starting January 25, 2023.
Whenever you’re thinking about employee engagement, you want to think about individual workers as well as teams. It’s very easy for negative energy to travel throughout the workplace, so understanding how the performance of one employee can affect others is crucial for your engagement strategy.
Three ways poor performance can affect your whole team:
Decrease in productivity: An employee’s attitude will reflect in their productivity and make it harder on the rest of your team. As a result, you might find other workers becoming discouraged.
Poorer quality of work: Newer employees can end up taking on the poor work ethic of others if that’s what they’re exposed to and see it as acceptable.
Lower company morale: Teams function better when everyone is motivated and working towards the same goal.
The elements above can easily have a snowball effect in your workplace. It’s important that you start to intervene as soon as you notice the effects start to take place.
Question for leaders
How do you handle poor performance in the workplace?
Registration is now open for our next Great Engagement: Engage and Mobilize Employees Training Program, starting November 9, 2022.
In a world full of uncertainty, it’s not shocking that mental health issues have been steadily on the rise. Those in leadership positions should always continue learning about the different ways they can support their employees’ mental health in the workplace.
Registration is now open for our next Great Engagement: Engage and Mobilize Employees Training Program—starting October 12, 2022!
Learning how to manage unproductive conflict and increase collaboration and morale are just a few of the things you can learn at our intensive engagement program. From workshop assignments to hands-on action plans, participants will go through all the necessary steps to learn how to manage, develop, and support employees now and in the future.
Upon completion of the program, you’ll be able to uncover any elements of your organization that might not be contributing to an overall efficient workplace.
There is no one root cause that leads to employees becoming disengaged at work. Personal events, career-related issues, financial troubles, and all sorts of other things can be cluttering up the minds of your employees.
When it comes to creating an engaged culture at work, it really comes down to forging a connection. If you can understand where your team is operating from, and where they might need extra support, you can make sure everyone is prepared to put their best foot forward.
The best way to get a head start and some inside perspective into this is with our new program, starting October 12th.
Registration is now open for our next Great Engagement: Engage and Mobilize Employees Training Program—starting October 12, 2022!
· Leaders will learn how to create a customized employee engagement plan.
· Participants will learn helpful tools to ensure psychological safety and gain an understanding of key leadership attitudes.
· Deep dive into giving employees feedback in a way that counts.
To create a successful and sustainable business, you need to be open to feedback. It’s important to seek out employee feedback regularly so you can make necessary changes and help support. When you have a better understanding of where everyone stands, you’re in a much better position to equip your employees to succeed. You should also always take advantage of leadership programs that give you the necessary tools and techniques to help your team succeed.
Registration is now open for our next Great Engagement: Engage and Mobilize Employees Training Program—starting January 25, 2023!
If you want to create lasting employee engagement, you need to make sure you implement and practice the right strategies.
The Engage and Mobilize Program covers five modules that address the most important components of employee engagement. If you want to implement lasting positive change, there’s no better time to participate.
People do their best work when they have a positive mindset and outlook on their role. One of the best ways to help motivate your employees is by evaluating and improving their day-to-day attitudes. The most important thing is to evaluate what might be contributing to any negative energy in the workplace.
It isn’t always easy to uncover what leads to poor employee attitudes and engagement, so that’s why it helps to participate in leadership programs. This way, you and your team can be equipped with the necessary tools to maintain a positive atmosphere, and keep employees engaged and happy.
Registration is now open for our next Great Engagement: Engage and Mobilize Employees Training Program—starting October 12, 2022!
Participating in this program will help you and your team:
– Pinpoint barriers to employee engagement in your organization
– Identify what personal motivators engage your employees
– Develop an action plan
– Learn effective strategies to address unproductive conflicts
– Learn the key leader attitudes of engaging leaders
When it comes to the longevity of your business, employee engagement is essential for growth. If you want your employees to feel more empowered in their positions, it all starts with laying out clear expectations and goals.
Registration is now open for our next Great Engagement: Engage and Mobilize Employees Training Program—starting October 12, 2022!
This 25-hour interactive program covers a range of essential employee engagement techniques. You will be able to identify your personal role and leadership approach to employee engagement. Understanding your own impact is an important part of creating the ideal work environment, and this program will help you create your action plan and lay out a clear method of communication (especially during times of transition) between you and your employees.
The more disconnected your employees feel, the greater risk they run of becoming disengaged. It’s not uncommon for people to keep their struggles to themselves, even at work, for fear of being judged, viewed as incompetent, and for other personal reasons. This can become quite isolating, so it’s important to set a precedent in your workplace that mental health is a top priority.
Being a good leader is all about setting an example. If you show your employees that it’s okay not to feel 100% great all the time, there’s a good chance it’ll take off some pressure and help them feel more engaged in their work. Instead of being distracted by what they can’t control, they’ll feel more empowered to take control of what is within their grasp.
If you can learn to be vulnerable while keeping it professional, you stand to develop more meaningful relationships at work and give your employees more space to feel comfortable.
Registration is now open for our next Great Engagement: Engage and Mobilize Employees Training Program, starting October 12, 2022.
