We have prepared a presentation introducing some aspects about how to engage employees.

1. Strategies to Engage
Employees

2. Strategies to Engage Employees
Introduction
• When you're starting a
business, it is important to be
prepared to deal with some
unexpected obstacles.
• However, the moment you add
employees into the mix, that
challenge increases many
times over.

3. Strategies to Engage Employees
What is an engaged employee?
• An engaged employee is a
person who is fully involved
in, and enthusiastic about, his
work:
– Inspired by - I want to do this!
– Committed - I am dedicated to
the success of what I am doing!
– Fascinated - I love what I am
doing!

4. Strategies to Engage Employees
Does engagement really make a difference?
• It seems obvious that engaged
employees are more productive than
their disengaged counterparts.
• A recent psychological research
concluded that:
– “Employee satisfaction and engagement
are related to meaningful business
outcomes at a magnitude that is
important to many organizations.”

5. Strategies to Engage Employees
Important
• A U.S. specialty mortgage banking company, found that
account executives in the wholesale division who were
actively disengaged produced 28 percent less revenue
than their colleagues who were engaged.

6. Strategies to Engage Employees
Important
• Today, there is widespread
agreement among academics
and practitioners that engaged
employees are those who are
emotionally connected to the
organization and cognitively
vigilant.

7. Strategies to Engage Employees
The good news
• The good news is that
there are some simple
strategies you can do to
ensure that your people
are fully involved in,
dedicated to, and
enthusiastic about their
work.

8. Strategies to Engage Employees
01 – Set up a positive partnership
• The best way to motivate your
employees is to create a positive
partnership.
• Treat each employee as a
valuable member of your team,
and give them the autonomy to
make decisions and do their work
as they believe it is the best way.

9. Strategies to Engage Employees
02 – Involve your staff
• Involve your staff more deeply
in your company by inviting
them to join different activities
and cross-functional teams.
• Such opportunity will help
them to develop a strong
business awareness
regarding your company.

10. Strategies to Engage Employees
03 – Provide information about your company
• Be as transparent with your people as
you can be, in terms of providing
information on how the company
makes and loses money.
• When your employees understand your
company main goals and their
contribution, they will view themselves
as an important, vital piece of the
puzzle.

11. Strategies to Engage Employees
04 – Provide feedback on performance
• Regularly set aside time to tell your
people what they are doing right
and point out any areas for
improvement.
• It’s important that employees feel
they are supported by you and the
organization.

12. Strategies to Engage Employees
05 – Keep promises
• Never make a promise you can’t
keep, and when you do make a
promise, no matter how small it
might be, be sure to follow
through with it.
• If you aren’t certain that you will
be able to follow through on a
promise, then don’t make it.

13. Strategies to Engage Employees
06 – Create a positive work environment
• A workplace that is trusting,
open and fun will be the most
productive and successful.
• Be open to new ideas and
suggestions that come from
your employees, and show
them that their voices are being
heard.

14. Strategies to Engage Employees
07 – Thank your employees
• A sincere thank-you for a job well
done can be a powerful motivator for
continued success and is an
essential tool for every manager.
• Thank your employees personally
and promptly when you catch them
doing something right.

15. Strategies to Engage Employees
08 – Make sure your employees have everything
• Ask each of your staff member:
– "Do you have everything you
need to be as competent as you
can be?"
• Remember, just as
marketplace and customer
needs can change daily, so can
your employees' needs.

16. Strategies to Engage Employees
Our main sources – Thank you
• Websites:
• Peter Economy:
– http://www.inc.com/peter-economy/7-steps-engaged-
employees.html
• JoAnna Brandi:
– http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/77158
• Holly G Green:
– http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2013/
07/03/five-steps-to-more-engaged-employees/

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