How to maximize your employees' engagement !

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Do you know how to spot your most engaged employees? These people create a dynamic, inspiring atmosphere, and are very involved when it comes to the different goals you set for them. Additionally, they would do (almost) anything to help your company succeed.

If you’re wondering about the best ways to maintain their engagement, first know that, as a manager, you are best suited for doing so. First and foremost, you should lead by example, because there is no magic bullet… However, some ideas and initiatives used by other companies could inspire you.

Marc-André Lanciault, the CEO of Karelab, a firm specializing in employee engagement and acknowledgement, recently shared several ideas with me. To these, I add a few of my own, found thanks to my most recent reading.

Here are 7 ideas to keep your employees engaged.

Display your company culture and vision at the office

You should regularly communicate your company culture, mission, values and vision with your employees. This will remind them why they came to work for you, and bring a common goal to be shared by everyone. An efficient way of achieving this? Display this information on the walls, at your workplace. I see more and more companies doing it. Says Marc-André Lanciault, “the clearer and stronger your company culture, the better the chances of motivating your employees”.

Start a private Web community

Let your employees express themselves, and share their ideas and comments. This will result in maintaining a high level of confidence within the organization. You can do this in person through meetings, but a good practice would be to start a private Web community such as Crowdbase, Yammer, a private Facebook group, or even an acknowledgement platform customized according to your needs. I personally do this for one of my projects, and it helps me remain attentive. It’s also good for decision-making!

Give them visibility

Take a dew seconds to congratulate your employee’s work. You can do this in private or publicly, on social media, for instance. This constitutes a great way to show you are grateful for their efforts. “Make sure it is sincere,” reminds M. Lanciault, who regularly uses Facebook to write congratulation messages.

Give them the opportunity to learn and develop 

Think about starting a program enabling your employees to continue growing within your company, as a professional and as an individual. For instance, you can create professional co-development groups, making it possible for employees to train on skills that are already present in the organization. A mentoring program is also an excellent idea, as well as an important mobilization factor.

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