Human Resource Strategies for Employee Engagement
Being led by a purpose drives employee engagement
BlessingWhite, a GP Strategies division released the report, 2017 Employee Engagement Report: Let’s Talk About Great Days at Work. According to the report, the best organizations have 77% of employees engaged. Alternatively, the companies with the lowest score only have 49% of employees engaged.
Increasing engagement on every level
The report found that executive level leaders play a crucial role in engagement. Findings include that at least 75% of an engaging organization is due to top managers who create and maintain a contributive environment.
On a managerial level, greater performance-based feedback garnered greater contribution. Individually, employees contribute more when aligned with their work priorities for the next 3-6 months.
Deloitte published employee engagement strategies developed from research findings which were later published in an article. The published research article titled, Unlocking The Secrets of Employee Engagement. Research concluded that companies should employ methodologies and tools to capture employee feedback in real-time.
The research found crucial keys to employee engagement:
- Pair the individual with the right job to increase how meaningful the work is
- Create simple goals toward a common purpose driven by the executives
- Utilize feedback systems that identify low retention and engagement issues
Volunteering linked to better health
A study conducted by Sara Konrath and Eric Kim concluded that volunteers were more likely to participate in preventative health activities. The nationally representative panel included American adults over the age of 51.
- All participants spent 38% fewer nights in the hospital
- Males found 59% more likely to get prostate exams
- Females found 21% more likely to get Pap smears
- Females found 53% more likely to receive an x-ray/mammogram
