10 Important Ways to Increase Employee Engagement

As I stated in a previous blog, employee engagement is the next level above employee satisfaction.

Basically stated, employee engagement is the level of commitment and involvement an employee has towards their organization and its values.

There are two components of engagement:

Rational Engagement

The involvement, understanding and motivation an employee has in his/her job.

Emotional Engagement

The attitudinal attachment an employee has to his/her company.

In essence, employee engagement is a barometer that determines the relationship of a person with the organization.

At the heart of the engagement model is Leadership. This is where it starts. Your organization’s leadership sets the tone for your employee engagement model. And the engagement strategy must be directed from the top down. 

The challenge facing the organization’s leadership is to move the employee beyond the way each feels about his/her job to the attitudinal attachment each employee has to his/her company.

So as you develop your employee engagement strategy, here are

10 Important Ways to Increase Employee Engagement

1. They Need to Know what’s Expected of Them

2. They Need to Have the Right Equipment to do the Job

3. Give Them the Opportunity to Do What They Do Best

4. Have a Formal Plan for Recognition & Praise

5. Care for Them as a Person

6. Let Them Know Their Opinion Counts

7. Build a Connection with Them and the Mission of Your 

Organization

8. Talk With Them About Their Progress – formally and informally

9. Provide Opportunities to Learn and Grow

10. Encourage Professional and Personal Development

As your organization develops your engagement plan remember, the KEY to successfully engaging employees is getting to know each employee – not engaging a “them”.

For more information about engaging and mobilizing employees, and to take our free self-assessment about how well you are engaging and mobilizing, or to see how The Cobalt Group can help you with this or any other business or leadership challenges you are facing, Contact us.

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