Are You Breaking the Rules You Should Be Breaking?
There’s a lot of talk about employee engagement – how excited your workers are about their jobs. It’s all about how your employees feel when they show up to work each day. If your employees are engaged, they’re pumped about their work and ready to do their best.
Highly engaged workers are more likely to boost your business’ performance than less engaged workers. Here’s what you get from having highly engaged employees:
- They work harder and get more done.
- They go above and beyond.
- There are fewer accidents.
- There’s less drama and fights.
- They come up with more new ideas.
- People take fewer sick days.
So, how do you measure employee engagement? Gallup studied over 2.7 million workers across 1000,000+ teams and asked them about being keen on work. From this, they made a list of questions that show if your workers are pumped about their jobs and happy at work.
Here are the 12+ questions that look at the key things to find, focus on, and keep the best workers:
0. How satisfied am I with my company as a place to work?
1. Do I know what is expected of me at work?
2. Do I have the necessary materials and equipment to do my work right?
3. At work, do I have the opportunity to do what I do best every day?
4. In the last seven days, have I received recognition or praise for doing good work?
5. Does my supervisor or someone at work seem to care about me?
6. Is there someone at work who encourages my development?
7. At work, do my opinions seem to count?
8. Does the mission/purpose of my company make me feel my job is important?
9. Are my co-workers committed to doing quality work?
10. Do I have a best friend at work?
11. Has someone at work told me about my progress in the last six months?
12. Have I had opportunities at work this last year to learn and grow?
Once you know how engaged your employees are, think about how to boost that engagement and improve your team. Great managers keep their workers excited and focused on their strengths. Here are some tips to be a standout manager of engaged employees:
Back the talent: When hiring, don’t just look at what someone’s done or how smart they are. Look for that natural talent that’s going to make them top-notch. Figure out what makes your best workers ace and look for that in new hires.
Aim for outcomes, not the nitty-gritty: Don’t be a control freak. Give clear goals, and let your crew know how to smash ’em. Stick to the rules for safety and standards, but make sure the result is what counts.
Boost their strong points: Focus on what your crew’s good at instead of always trying to fix what they’re not. Spend your time backing your best players to shine even brighter.
Handle their weak spots: If someone’s struggling in one area, help them out. Train them, give them support, or team them up with someone strong where they’re not.
Find their groove: Help your team grow in ways that match their skills and what they’re into. Don’t shoehorn them into roles they’re not cut out for. Reward ’em for smashin’ goals, not just followin’ the same ol’ career path.
Making Sure People and Companies Get the Best Out of Each Other
As a recruitment agency focused on mining and construction, we know it’s all about the people in these industries. The trick is to get the right crew in the right spots from the get-go. We make sure every hire is a top match for the job and set up long-term wins.
We’re not just about sticking anyone in a role. We handpick, bring them on board, and keep them trained to make sure every placement is the right fit and fully engaged at work.
When filling a role and keeping your team members engaged, we’ve got your back.
If you’re interested in understanding your employee engagement levels, give us a call to ask about our Employee Engagement Service.
