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It is no secret that the worldwide pandemic had a huge impact on the way organizations work. With remote work, virtual meetings and employee health as the buzzwords of the last two years, the modern workplace has seen massive changes in a short amount of time.
In the midst of the challenges that the modern corporate world faced, employee engagement and work culture are lining up to be among the most important aspects of the workplace going forward. With corporate professionals focusing on their holistic health and well-being, “work fulfilment” is also one of the most important goals for the employee of today and tomorrow.
In this post, we aim to show the importance of work culture when fostering a productive and efficient workforce, and how HR professionals and leaders can go about implementing a better working environment for employee engagement and organizational growth in the future.
Employees who are not engaged with their work often need specific methods and reasons to be inspired. The main focus of employee engagement should be on creating better results by setting clear expectations and providing employees with opportunities to do what they do best.
Approaching employee engagement and a good work environment as a business strategy often leads to better results. As per Gallup's latest meta-analysis of the correlation between employee engagement and the profitability of a business, productivity, retention of employees and client perception - highly engaged team members perform much better than non-engaged employees across industries and geographies, often regardless of external economic conditions.
Businesses or workplaces that score highly in employee engagement have nearly 200% higher chances of success versus those workplaces that score low in employee engagement. When compared with workplaces in the bottom quartile of employee engagement, those at the top score highly in the following areas:
Employee engagement represents a crucial aspect of attracting and retaining a talented workforce. In the modern workplace, a nourishing and engaging work environment is considered a fundamental requirement. Many team members don't want to "settle" for a company that does not value or prioritize employee engagement. For HR professionals and leaders, this shows that a work culture fostering employee engagement is no longer an optional requirement - it has now become an important aspect of the employee experience.
Developing a culture of high engagement entails much more than simply carrying out an annual "employee survey" without following up on the results with managers and the employees themselves. It needs HR leaders to look closely at crucial engagement strategies and align them with employee development strategies.
Organizations with high employee engagement share a few philosophies and best practices. Some of these are listed below.
While building the right work culture is often a difficult task, it is worth the effort due to the sheer number of benefits it brings. Employee engagement and organizational productivity aside, it also fosters greater levels of trust and cooperation between employees across the organization. It is a well-known adage that nothing that is worth having comes easy, and this rings true for employee engagement and creating a great work culture as well.
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