Why aren't you engaged yet?

 

Hi folks,

A valentines’ theme this week I think. As we know relationships are based on communication, not only personal ones but professional ones too. But good communication can only occur if both / all the people are interested… i.e. engaged with each other.

Many employers like to have that ‘family’ feeling or ethos in their workplace as we all know this is when people work at their best. The problem is when employers fail to engage their employees & so work is seen as ‘just a job’ with no emotional attachment. If people feel like they belong, then they will be happier, less stressed & put more into their work.

So, how do we engage our workforce? Some employees will be readily open to engagement whilst others will have no initial interest, but it’s these people who we especially need to entice. For them to become receptive to this we have to use values that are personally important to them (their health, financial reward, assisting their work, something for free, enjoyment).

If your workforce consists of 100’s or 1000’s then it is operationally impractical to engage them all at once (posters, emails, & feedback surveys are too impersonal) but not time effective to see them all on a one-to-one basis. Therefore a group setting is best, it also creates a team atmosphere & people will tend to open up more as discussions start.

But oh where can we get this group engagement I hear you ask? Well, our Occupational Fitness workforce workshops bring together employees from different departments, to discuss pro-active health techniques, with everyone on a level playing field, - perfect!

Hope this helps you develop some strategies for your workplace.

James.