{"id":255,"date":"2019-07-16T22:30:03","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T22:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elizabethkingconsulting.com\/?p=255"},"modified":"2019-07-16T22:30:03","modified_gmt":"2019-07-16T22:30:03","slug":"what-is-the-secret-sauce-for-employee-engagement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingprmarketing.com\/blog\/what-is-the-secret-sauce-for-employee-engagement\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Secret Sauce for Employee Engagement?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Creating a culture of engaged employees has become a topic of much discussion lately.<\/p>\n

From chamber luncheons to business meetings to LinkedIn articles, everyone seems to be looking for the magic bullet to engage employees.<\/p>\n

This is a topic that companies definitely need to address. Especially since a recent study by Dale Carnegie revealed that,<\/p>\n

26% of the US workforce is Actively Disengaged and an additional 45% are Disengaged.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But what is the secret sauce to employee engagement? And what is the cost of not engaging employees?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Motivating Employees<\/h4>\n

To effectively create a culture of engaged employees, it\u2019s important to understand the true motivating factors of your employees.<\/p>\n

A recent blog post from Talent Culture,\u00a0What Truly Motivates Employees<\/em><\/a>, offers a great perspective on the motivations and needs of today\u2019s workforce.<\/p>\n

The article focuses on the soft factors that are still often missing from management\u2019s view of what motivates employees, including:<\/p>\n

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  1. Appreciation of work done<\/li>\n
  2. Feeling of being in on things<\/li>\n
  3. Sympathetic help with personal problems<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Cost of Disengaged Employees<\/h4>\n

    Don\u2019t be discouraged if your company is struggling to figure out how to motivate and engage employees, you are not alone.<\/p>\n

    According to the\u00a0Global Human Capital Trends 2015<\/a>\u00a0report published by Deloitte University Press,<\/p>\n

    \u201c87% of organizations cite culture and engagement as one of their top challenges.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    However, if your company is struggling with employee engagement, you have probably experienced some unexpected costs as a result.<\/p>\n

    Talent Culture also identifies\u00a03 Unexpected Costs of Poor Employee Engagement<\/em><\/a>, which highlight some areas you may want to review when discussing your employee engagement strategy.<\/p>\n

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    1. Disengaged customers<\/li>\n
    2. Safety incidents<\/li>\n
    3. Absenteeism<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

       <\/p>\n

      It is vital for organizations to understand the importance of culture in creating an engaged workforce.<\/p>\n

      Employees are looking for more than just a paycheck and benefits. They want to be a vital and appreciated part of the organization with opportunities to be involved in helping the company grow and work with managers who care about them as individuals.<\/p>\n

      The cost of disengaged employees will ultimately impact the company\u2019s bottom line through poor customer service, lost productivity and churn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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