Can anybody tell me what is Employee Engagement? what are the activities involved in Employee Engagement?
From India
1From India
Hi,
The world's top-performing organizations understand that employee engagement is a force that drives performance outcomes. In the best organizations, engagement is more than a human resources initiative -- it is a strategic foundation for the way they do business.
From India, Madras
The world's top-performing organizations understand that employee engagement is a force that drives performance outcomes. In the best organizations, engagement is more than a human resources initiative -- it is a strategic foundation for the way they do business.
From India, Madras
Akhil, employee engagement is what employers get in return for having all their supervisors, managers and executives doing their jobs well. Be aware however that employers often want to focus on employees rather than themselves.
From United States, Chelsea
From United States, Chelsea
Hi Friend,
Here are few Employee Engagement activites for your reference :
Employee recognition : Spot Awards, Annual Achievement awards, Outstanding performance award, Best Employee award etc. A scanned copy of letter of appreciation along with their photos should be displayed in the notice board. The letter should excel their achievements, i.e how different are they from others? On what grounds were they nominated? How could they serve as role model for other employees....
Together WE - In-house magazine : Once in a quarter these magazines gives a snapshot as to what is happening in their company which includes sharing Company growth, Management Objectives, Customer satisfaction, List of new customer sign-up, Sales review, Customer delivery and feedback, Partnership details, Up coming projects etc. The company also prints the contributions given by the employees such as Motivation stories, Paintings, Poetry, Riddles, Jokes, Technology related articles, Safety and Health related ppt, Nature photographs taken by employees etc.
Reach US : Its a online forum that is available in intranet site of that particular company where employees can post their issues related to work, work environment, HR Policies, Training needs etc. Once in a month HR head along with their executives will have a open meeting with the employees (without mentioning the name of the employee) to resolve it then and there.
Quality Session Meeting : Department wise team meet will be conducted by HR where in which each employee comes up with new ideas and concepts to improve the Quality of work, also how to deliver the same on time, how to reach out for customer satisfaction, technology growth, significance of team work, knowledge on advanced technologies etc., At the end of the meet, department head nominates a employee and gifts him a prize for his innovative and creativeness
Chat : Internal chat will be provided for employees Easy way to communicate.
An Idea : Its an online forum in the intranet where employees can share their ideas and views on celebrating Annual day function, Kick off party, Festivals, Get-together day, Birthdays etc. For every best and unique idea there will be a surprising gift.(Movie tickets, team out, team lunch, chocolates, An official day off etc.)
We care : HR should conduct Free Health Check-up for all employees once in a year as well as should call in Doctors/ Psychiatrist for seminars on various topics chosen by employees via poll. Blood donation camps can also be arranged as a part of social service.
Quote for the day : This is done department wise. Any one employee from each department should write a quote on their white board. HR should decide the best quote for the day. The department that gets the highest points for the month would be offered a gift. Gift is again based on the number of points that they accumulate (Hats, Shirts, Coffee mugs etc. with Company logo)
First divide your employees into 4teams. Name them seperately. Choose a leader for each team. For evey event one person per team is allowed. The maximum number of awards won by a team will be the best team for 2011 - Cultural activities wise
1. Rangoli - Give them a concept and their rangoli should reflect it.
2. Traditional dress contest - One male and one female from each team should participate
3. Burst the ballons - the one who bursts maximum ballons in a minute will be winner. Please note that they should fill the air and then burst the ballons.
4. Facial - Take a plate. Fill that plate with glucose and grapes. The one who picks the maximum number of grapes using their mouth is the winner. Note : Tie their hands and at a time only one grape piece to be picked up.
5. Dance competition - Any dance they prefer.
6. Dhum sharods - Its like a mime show. Let a member pick a paper from the bowl that they have. One person from each team should come forward and read the content in the paper. He/she should make their team members understand what is there in the paper via actions alone. If team members get what their team member was trying to tell then that team wins a point.
7. Hit the pot - Tie a pot with color paper and every member from a team should hit the pot within 3 strokes.
8. Poetry corner - Best poetry will be awarded
9. Cat walk - One member from each team is allowed.
10. Anthakshari - Singing songs starting with the last letter of the song.
11. Hunt - Hide a piece of gift somewhere in the party hall. It belongs to the one who finds it.
12. 1minute - The one who eats as many biscuits in one minute will be the winner.
13. My story - Let each member from every team describe their daily activities right from they wake up till they sleep with actions alone. The best one will get the prize.
14. Humour session - Best joke of the day.
15. An reflection - Choose 4employees in your company. Announce their names. Each participant from every team should come and imitate any one of the 4choosen names - More than one is also allowed. Awards goes to the best imitator.
If you want to gift something on an employee Birthday / Wedding then here you go :
- Babu
From India, Madras
Here are few Employee Engagement activites for your reference :
IF you want to improve and implement new systems then here is what you can do :
Employee recognition : Spot Awards, Annual Achievement awards, Outstanding performance award, Best Employee award etc. A scanned copy of letter of appreciation along with their photos should be displayed in the notice board. The letter should excel their achievements, i.e how different are they from others? On what grounds were they nominated? How could they serve as role model for other employees....
Together WE - In-house magazine : Once in a quarter these magazines gives a snapshot as to what is happening in their company which includes sharing Company growth, Management Objectives, Customer satisfaction, List of new customer sign-up, Sales review, Customer delivery and feedback, Partnership details, Up coming projects etc. The company also prints the contributions given by the employees such as Motivation stories, Paintings, Poetry, Riddles, Jokes, Technology related articles, Safety and Health related ppt, Nature photographs taken by employees etc.
Reach US : Its a online forum that is available in intranet site of that particular company where employees can post their issues related to work, work environment, HR Policies, Training needs etc. Once in a month HR head along with their executives will have a open meeting with the employees (without mentioning the name of the employee) to resolve it then and there.
Quality Session Meeting : Department wise team meet will be conducted by HR where in which each employee comes up with new ideas and concepts to improve the Quality of work, also how to deliver the same on time, how to reach out for customer satisfaction, technology growth, significance of team work, knowledge on advanced technologies etc., At the end of the meet, department head nominates a employee and gifts him a prize for his innovative and creativeness
Chat : Internal chat will be provided for employees Easy way to communicate.
An Idea : Its an online forum in the intranet where employees can share their ideas and views on celebrating Annual day function, Kick off party, Festivals, Get-together day, Birthdays etc. For every best and unique idea there will be a surprising gift.(Movie tickets, team out, team lunch, chocolates, An official day off etc.)
We care : HR should conduct Free Health Check-up for all employees once in a year as well as should call in Doctors/ Psychiatrist for seminars on various topics chosen by employees via poll. Blood donation camps can also be arranged as a part of social service.
Quote for the day : This is done department wise. Any one employee from each department should write a quote on their white board. HR should decide the best quote for the day. The department that gets the highest points for the month would be offered a gift. Gift is again based on the number of points that they accumulate (Hats, Shirts, Coffee mugs etc. with Company logo)
If you want to conduct some cultural programs on a eve then here you go :
First divide your employees into 4teams. Name them seperately. Choose a leader for each team. For evey event one person per team is allowed. The maximum number of awards won by a team will be the best team for 2011 - Cultural activities wise
1. Rangoli - Give them a concept and their rangoli should reflect it.
2. Traditional dress contest - One male and one female from each team should participate
3. Burst the ballons - the one who bursts maximum ballons in a minute will be winner. Please note that they should fill the air and then burst the ballons.
4. Facial - Take a plate. Fill that plate with glucose and grapes. The one who picks the maximum number of grapes using their mouth is the winner. Note : Tie their hands and at a time only one grape piece to be picked up.
5. Dance competition - Any dance they prefer.
6. Dhum sharods - Its like a mime show. Let a member pick a paper from the bowl that they have. One person from each team should come forward and read the content in the paper. He/she should make their team members understand what is there in the paper via actions alone. If team members get what their team member was trying to tell then that team wins a point.
7. Hit the pot - Tie a pot with color paper and every member from a team should hit the pot within 3 strokes.
8. Poetry corner - Best poetry will be awarded
9. Cat walk - One member from each team is allowed.
10. Anthakshari - Singing songs starting with the last letter of the song.
11. Hunt - Hide a piece of gift somewhere in the party hall. It belongs to the one who finds it.
12. 1minute - The one who eats as many biscuits in one minute will be the winner.
13. My story - Let each member from every team describe their daily activities right from they wake up till they sleep with actions alone. The best one will get the prize.
14. Humour session - Best joke of the day.
15. An reflection - Choose 4employees in your company. Announce their names. Each participant from every team should come and imitate any one of the 4choosen names - More than one is also allowed. Awards goes to the best imitator.
If you want to gift something on an employee Birthday / Wedding then here you go :
- Give half of his/her basic pay as gift.
- Paid leave for a week for wedding and paid leave for 1day on birthday.
- Painting pic of the couple. Get it framed - They will love it. For a Birthday give him/her a card and chocolates.
- Give them a gift voucher - They will enjoy shopping. You can do the same for Birthday.
- Decorate his/her work place and welcome him/her with sweets and flowers. Arrange for a surprise party and its up to you to decide on how to conduct the party.
- Arrange for a small Cake cutting party for the couple at your cafeteria. Pick the best picture and gift it to them in a large beautiful photoframe. Don't forget to get everyone's autograph on backside of the frame.
- Sponser for a candle light dinner.
- A small holiday trip to the nearby resort.
- Branded Wrist Watch to the couple.
- Movie Tickets
If you want to change the look of your company then you can implement these :
- Placing money plants in all the corners of our office.
- (OR) Placing a fish tank in the main hall such that its visible to all.
- Colorful pen stand in every desk. It consists of a pen, pencil and eraser.
- Beautiful flower vases here and there in the hall / Wall - Either plastic flowers or original ones
- Cute Coffee Mugs each to every employee - They can have tea in their own cups instead of having it in paper cups.
- Nice water bottles to every employee. They can fill water and place it in their table instead of running to the water area 10times in a day to drink water.
- Providing table mats for their lunch. In such a way they dont spill food on the table.
- Colorful curtains for windows.
If you want to celebrate Independence day or Republic day then here is what you can do :
- Flag Hoisting
- Give chocolates to everyone.
- (OR) Small gifts to all.
- (OR) Small flags
- (OR) Pen to everyone.
- (OR) Sweets
- (OR) Conduct lucky draw - The one who wins will get a gift.
- Traditional dress contest
- Essay competition on Republic day / Independence day
- Presentation on importance and significance of Republic day / Independence day
- Decorating their own desks
- Rangoli competition
- Debate on a particular topic
- 1minute game
- Singing (OR) Dancing competition
- Snacks distribution
If you want to do something on a daily basis then you can do this :
- Quarterly take your employees for a picnic or movie
- Everyday write something on the white board like Quotes+Humour+Home remedies+Riddle etc.. Encourage your employees to participate in it.
- Order some useful magazines, Books and Newspapers.
- Send Motivational emails to employees every week.
- Call everyone for Quality session meeting. Conduct this every month to solve their queries. Provide tea and biscuits to everyone.
- Once in a while arrange for Team lunch
- Send Birthday/Wedding day wishes via email. Welcome them with flowers.
- Arrange for a small get-together.
- Celebrate Festivals, Birthday, Wedding day, Annual day functions etc.
- Gallery : Post employee pictures taken during tours, lunch, team lunch, Festivals, birthdays etc.
- Value employee contributions via awards and rewards system
- Arrange for a polling session before you initiate any new process in your company. Probably this will help you to understand the mindset of your employees.
- Always seek employee suggestions if you want to do something but make sure that either the HR or the Management takes the final decision.
- Give surprises. Everyone likes it.
- Babu
From India, Madras
May I appeal to people to search CiteHr first before posting a query. For example, had Akhil searched it he would have found the answer posted by Babu at https://www.citehr.com/318583-innova...ngagement.html
Have a nice day.
Simhan
A retired academic in the UK
From United Kingdom
Have a nice day.
Simhan
A retired academic in the UK
From United Kingdom
Dear All,
We are looking for trainers to conduct the below programme "Collaborating for Success". Trainers can send us their reply with their contact number and e-mail ID. Thanks
Objectives:
- Acquire skills in building basic interpersonal relationships
- Understand the importance of collaboration in a team and recognize one’s role in it
- Build the service mindset for success
Outline:
- Practice communication skills
- Understand interpersonal relations
- Work in teams
- Cultivate the service attitude for success
We are looking for trainers to conduct the below programme "Collaborating for Success". Trainers can send us their reply with their contact number and e-mail ID. Thanks
Objectives:
- Acquire skills in building basic interpersonal relationships
- Understand the importance of collaboration in a team and recognize one’s role in it
- Build the service mindset for success
Outline:
- Practice communication skills
- Understand interpersonal relations
- Work in teams
- Cultivate the service attitude for success
Engagement in LITERAL WORDS , means INVOLVEMENT IN A PARTICULAR WORK.
And if we are involved in a particular work, we are in turn expecting rewards.
In Orgn , this means employees are expecting somethig from their employers, in return of the efforts they put.
NEHA PAREEK.
From Kuwait
And if we are involved in a particular work, we are in turn expecting rewards.
In Orgn , this means employees are expecting somethig from their employers, in return of the efforts they put.
NEHA PAREEK.
From Kuwait
ACTIVITIES INVOLVED IN EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT:
1. Discussions,Meetings.
2. Picnics.
3.Debates among employers and employees on their problems.
4.Incentives on their hard work.
5. Gifts on various occasions like on organisations anniversaries, diwali, birthdays.
neha pareek.
From Kuwait
1. Discussions,Meetings.
2. Picnics.
3.Debates among employers and employees on their problems.
4.Incentives on their hard work.
5. Gifts on various occasions like on organisations anniversaries, diwali, birthdays.
neha pareek.
From Kuwait
Hello Akhil,
Employee engagements intiatives help the organizations to ensure the full involvement of employees in their work.
HR goes extra mile to ensure employee engagement. The engagement activities can be broken into engagement activities for new joinees and engagement activities for the existing employees.
Best practice recommends starting right at the selection or recruitment stage with:
ท The right person and giving them a realistic job preview
ท A strong induction and orientation programme
ท Rigorous training and development, from technical to soft skills to leadership development programmes.
ท Regular technical/soft-skill updates.
.Certification programmes to drive people towards excellent performance
Beyond initial recruitment and induction, employee engagement activities can be broken into a number of groups. These include:
ท Communications activities
ท Reward schemes
ท Activities to build the culture of the organisation
ท Team building activities
ท Leadership development activities
1) Communications activities: These help employees find out what is going on within the company outside of their immediate team. They also help to create an environment of trust and openness within the organization where they are able to talk openly. Employees who feel they are listened to are able to express dissatisfaction and work together to resolve their causes, without it affecting their performance. Good examples of communications approaches include:
Communication forums to provide regular feedback to all people, including team meetings, conferences and away days
In-house magazines
On-line communications, including discussion boards and blogs by company personnel including senior management
Monthly updates on corporate goals and directions
Regular employee opinion and satisfaction surveys
Active soliciting of employee feedback, including opinions and pet peeves
2) Reward schemes: Reward schemes are an important part of a company's overall employee engagement programs. Studies have long shown that, while money in itself is not a motivating factor, the absence of financial reward can be a significant demotivating factor. Thus the role of reward schemes in boosting employee engagement is:
To remove barriers to satisfaction in the organization;
To provide a framework for rewarding everyone in the organization for their performance;
To give those who are motivated by financial gain an opportunity to achieve this.
Typical approaches include:
Compensation and benefit programs
Stock ownership and profit sharing
Recognition programs
Idea collection schemes linked to rewards for idea generation
Long service and good performance awards
3) Activities to develop the culture of the organization: Giving employees a feeling of belonging is crucial in creating a thriving organization that people feel committed to and others want to join. Common approaches include:
Clear and humane HR policies
Pro-social corporate objectives and Corporate Social Responsibility
Equal opportunities policies and practices
Initiatives to maintain the quality of work life and a balance between personal/professional lives
Developing a safe, clean and inspiring work environment
Demonstrating a commitment to employees well being
4) Team building activities: Culture-building activities are great for generating a feeling of belonging, but all organizations are building out of smaller teams who can get on and work together. Popular approaches include:
Small team recreational activities, such as bowling, skating, trips to the cinema
Social activities, such as family gatherings and barbeques
Community outreach activities such as volunteering and fund-raising.
5) Leadership development activities: A great organization needs not just a great leader, but people with leadership skills. This stimulates good performance, boosts creativity and eases succession planning. Good practices include:
Effective Leadership
Effective Performance Management
Fair evaluation of performance
Empowerment through effective delegation
Coaching and mentoring activities to give honest feedback by supervisors and peers
An open and transparent culture to empower people and develop entrepreneurs
Hope this will serve the purpose.
Regards,
Jyotsna Singh
From India, Delhi
Employee engagements intiatives help the organizations to ensure the full involvement of employees in their work.
HR goes extra mile to ensure employee engagement. The engagement activities can be broken into engagement activities for new joinees and engagement activities for the existing employees.
Best practice recommends starting right at the selection or recruitment stage with:
ท The right person and giving them a realistic job preview
ท A strong induction and orientation programme
ท Rigorous training and development, from technical to soft skills to leadership development programmes.
ท Regular technical/soft-skill updates.
.Certification programmes to drive people towards excellent performance
Beyond initial recruitment and induction, employee engagement activities can be broken into a number of groups. These include:
ท Communications activities
ท Reward schemes
ท Activities to build the culture of the organisation
ท Team building activities
ท Leadership development activities
1) Communications activities: These help employees find out what is going on within the company outside of their immediate team. They also help to create an environment of trust and openness within the organization where they are able to talk openly. Employees who feel they are listened to are able to express dissatisfaction and work together to resolve their causes, without it affecting their performance. Good examples of communications approaches include:
Communication forums to provide regular feedback to all people, including team meetings, conferences and away days
In-house magazines
On-line communications, including discussion boards and blogs by company personnel including senior management
Monthly updates on corporate goals and directions
Regular employee opinion and satisfaction surveys
Active soliciting of employee feedback, including opinions and pet peeves
2) Reward schemes: Reward schemes are an important part of a company's overall employee engagement programs. Studies have long shown that, while money in itself is not a motivating factor, the absence of financial reward can be a significant demotivating factor. Thus the role of reward schemes in boosting employee engagement is:
To remove barriers to satisfaction in the organization;
To provide a framework for rewarding everyone in the organization for their performance;
To give those who are motivated by financial gain an opportunity to achieve this.
Typical approaches include:
Compensation and benefit programs
Stock ownership and profit sharing
Recognition programs
Idea collection schemes linked to rewards for idea generation
Long service and good performance awards
3) Activities to develop the culture of the organization: Giving employees a feeling of belonging is crucial in creating a thriving organization that people feel committed to and others want to join. Common approaches include:
Clear and humane HR policies
Pro-social corporate objectives and Corporate Social Responsibility
Equal opportunities policies and practices
Initiatives to maintain the quality of work life and a balance between personal/professional lives
Developing a safe, clean and inspiring work environment
Demonstrating a commitment to employees well being
4) Team building activities: Culture-building activities are great for generating a feeling of belonging, but all organizations are building out of smaller teams who can get on and work together. Popular approaches include:
Small team recreational activities, such as bowling, skating, trips to the cinema
Social activities, such as family gatherings and barbeques
Community outreach activities such as volunteering and fund-raising.
5) Leadership development activities: A great organization needs not just a great leader, but people with leadership skills. This stimulates good performance, boosts creativity and eases succession planning. Good practices include:
Effective Leadership
Effective Performance Management
Fair evaluation of performance
Empowerment through effective delegation
Coaching and mentoring activities to give honest feedback by supervisors and peers
An open and transparent culture to empower people and develop entrepreneurs
Hope this will serve the purpose.
Regards,
Jyotsna Singh
From India, Delhi
Dear Jyotsna,
Please pardon me for using your post as an example to educate others how to post material found on the web or sent to us by others.
I would have said that the following information on EE was found at http://opcuk.com <link updated to site home>
which also has information on how EE is used in Sun Microsystems. This was found by a web search at Google
Have a nice day.
Simhan
A retired academic in the UK
[QUOTE=jyotsnasingh;1503773]Hello Akhil,
Employee engagements intiatives help the organizations to ensure the full ......
From United Kingdom
Please pardon me for using your post as an example to educate others how to post material found on the web or sent to us by others.
I would have said that the following information on EE was found at http://opcuk.com <link updated to site home>
which also has information on how EE is used in Sun Microsystems. This was found by a web search at Google
Have a nice day.
Simhan
A retired academic in the UK
[QUOTE=jyotsnasingh;1503773]Hello Akhil,
Employee engagements intiatives help the organizations to ensure the full ......
From United Kingdom
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