PROMOTING FINANCIAL WELLNESS
MAKE SOMEONE’S DAY
Here are some quick, tried-and-tested tips to help you boost your
team’s engagement levels
Employee engagement is the topic everyone in the corporate world is talking about, yet employers are
still failing to understand how to achieve it. The “my way or the highway” leadership style that creates a
hierarchical structure is no longer effective and often companies that still implement it have the highest levels
of employee turnover and lowest levels of satisfaction.
As an employer or manager, you’ll already know that engaged employees create happy teams and happy
teams do great things. But, this all comes down to effective leadership. Here are some tips on how to apply
your leadership position to engage employees and build a happier and healthier working culture:
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COMMUNICATE
AND CARE PROVIDE TRAINING
AND KNOWLEDGE TRUST AND
EMPOWER REWARD AND
RECOGNISE
Take the time to listen and
talk to your employees
about life beyond their
work. Share success
and failures with the
team. Building effective
relationships increases trust
and leads to employee
motivation and engagement.
Leadership is about more
than delegating work. It’s
about having consistency
and ensuring employees
feel supported. Equally,
putting them in a position
of influence is important to
help them build trustworthy
relationships with
their colleagues. Develop your people and
educate them based on
where their strengths are.
It’s easy to make those doing
well feel empowered but
those who are struggling
often require an extra boost.
Giving employees the chance
to reflect on their skills and
excel in their career means
they are able to achieve
goals. Employees are more
engaged when they have
confidence in their roles
and responsibilities. Giving employees space
is essential to keeping
them engaged. Don’t
micromanage–managers
should trust their employees’
opinions and vision to
make the right choices. It’s
important that people are
given the power to make
decisions without feeling a
need to constantly run it by
their manager. The sense
of ownership automatically
keeps them motivated and
this usually comes about in
an environment where the
possibility of failure doesn’t
create fear. Teamwork makes the dream
work and when employees
feel involved and recognized,
they invest more care into
their job. *60% of best-in-
class organisations state
that employee recognition
is extremely valuable in
employee performance.
The reward and recognition
aspect in a workforce is
often overlooked as a
‘nice-to have’ but it is a very
important motivator.
*The Power of Employee Recognition,
Aberdeen Group