GREAT PLACE TO WORK AND EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT TECHNIQUES

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It is important to make the workplace a favorable place to be employed. Especially at present, most younger employees rely on satisfaction and growth rather than salaries when selecting a workplace (Parwoto et al., 2021) There is also a certification that the companies achieve for being a great place to work.


What are the employee engagement techniques that will make your workplace great?

Employee engagement can be known as the level of involvement of the employees their emotional connection to the place they work (Anderson, Caldwell, & Runic Ristic, 2021)r. It is the willingness to work to achieve the company's goals and objectives rather than working just to get a salary. 

• Sustaining and promoting company values.

When a company has a realistic and great set of values, the employees feel the need to support the company to achieve these (Krishnamoorthy et al., 2021).  

• Providing opportunities for growth

Creating career paths and giving opportunities to the employees is another method to promote employee engagement. Once the company recruits an employee, he must be given a clear career ladder that he could climb within the company. When a position is vacant, a company should try to recruit someone internally rather than looking for external talent. It will motivate the employees to work better (Sunaryo et al., 2020). 

• Recognition and rewards schemes

Recognition also plays a vital role in engagement. When the top employees are recognized by the company and peers, the feeling of appreciation will motivate them further (Khailasapathy et al., 2020).  

• Appreciating the opinions of employees.

When an employee tries to share their ideas and opinions, it shouldn't be ignored despite the position (Parwoto et al,.2021). If the employee feels unappreciated, and will not share their opinions in the future which will create a disengagement. 

• Be transparent

If the employees do not know the complete goals of the company, they will only work to achieve the goals to an extent. If the employees feel like they are being left out deliberately, it will create distrust and dissatisfaction with the management (Chandani et al.,2016).

When the above techniques are implemented by a company, it will automatically become a great place to work. This is very important in this day and age as millennials are looking for workplaces with a great atmosphere. And when employees are satisfied, they tend to perform better. As a result, the profitability, stability, and productivity of the company increase.

These are some of the Sri Lankan companies that got recognized as a great place to work in 2021 thus achieving global recognition.

 
Figure 1 - Best workplaces in Sri Lanka for Women
Source - (Great Places To Work, 2021)


Figure 2 - Best Workplaces in Sri Lanka for Millennials
Source - (Great Places To Work, 2021)
 
Figure 3 - Best Workplaces in Sri Lanka
Source - (Great Places To Work, 2021)

Conclusion
The rewards for being a best place to work first materialize internally. A strong, collegial atmosphere allows your team, and your company, to overcome obstacles and to truly flourish. Overtime, your company can gain recognition from customers, competitors and the community. The power of the spotlight is undeniable.

References

Great Places To Work. (2021). Great Places To Work. Retrieved November 19, 2021, from https://greatplacetowork.lk/

Krishnamoorthy, S., Wilson, & Gopika. (2021). A STUDY ON EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT IN IT FIRMS. 44.

Sunaryo, W., Yusnita, N., & Miawati, T. (2020). EXPLORATORY STUDY OF EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT. JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL STUDIES, 4, 102-106. doi:10.33751/jhss.v4i2.2449

Chandani, A., Mehta, M., Mall, A., & Khonkar, V. (2016). Employee Engagement: A Review Paper on Factors Affecting Employee Engagement. Indian Journal of Science and Technology, 09. doi:10.17485/ijst/2016/v9i15/92145

Khailasapathy, P., & Logendran, M. (2020). To engage or not? Antecedents of employee engagement in Sri Lanka. Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources. doi:10.1111/1744-7941.12270

Parwoto, & Badawi, A. (2021). Employee Engagement Millennial Generation (Gen Y) Reviewed from Leadership Factors, Internal Communication, and Organization Climate. doi:10.4108/eai.28-9-2020.2307358

Anderson, V., Caldwell, C., & Runic Ristic, M. (2021). Employee Engagement and the Ethic of Friendship. Business and Management Research, 10. doi:10.5430/bmr.v10n1p54

Comments

  1. Sachini MahaulpathaDecember 18, 2021 at 8:54 PM

    Employee engagement helps increase the level of satisfaction of an employee. This then helps retain skilled and experienced staff within an organisation since they feel valued and important. You have very well-articulated the employee engagement techniques which help organisations to retain their high performing employees. Thank you for sharing this.

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  2. ARSHAD MBADecember 18, 2021 at 11:32 PM

    A great work place to work is a trend setting in current text, Job Satisfaction is the most important factor to get staff engaged to better result.

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  3. Manoj JudeDecember 19, 2021 at 11:26 AM

    To engage full, the employees should be treated fairly and with dignity. Positive employee engagement immensely help to boost productivity and overall efficiency

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  4. Asma NafazDecember 19, 2021 at 11:37 AM

    Work place environment has a great influence on employees engagement. The environment must to favorable to employees. As employees spend 1/3 of their day in the work place it impact more on their productivity.

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  5. Dilrukshi indurugollaDecember 19, 2021 at 12:02 PM

    Employee engagement is a positive attitude believed by the employees towards the organization and its values ( Robinson et al,. 2004)

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  6. Manoj ThudawahewaDecember 19, 2021 at 12:18 PM

    Level of employee engagement within a Company promote retention of talent, faster customer loyalty and improve Organization performance which help to increase the profit. Article explain well about the valuable facts that need to be focused. This will be very important topic which need to be discussed as many of organizations are struggling of maintaining employee engagement due to new normal conditions that are facing due to covid-19 pandemic.

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  7. Sandya December 19, 2021 at 6:32 PM

    Appreciation is really important in workplace. It can increase employee loyalty to organization and enhance motivation as well. The ideas you explained in your article are important to any organization.

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