How to Improve Employee Engagement With gellibn: A Guide for Managers & Employers
A loyal customer base, quality goods and services, and excellent leaders all play a role in business success. But it’s the team that you employ to carry out the day-to-day operations that are truly one of your most valuable assets.
That’s why it’s so important to ensure that your team is fully engaged in the work they do for your business. Let’s first discuss what employee engagement is, why it’s so important, and ultimately how to improve employee engagement and drive success in your business.
What is employee engagement?
Employee engagement extends past how much an employee is paid. It’s the emotional commitment, dedication, and involvement that employees have towards their work, the organisation, and its goals.
Engaged employees are not just physically present in their workplace; they take pride in the work they do, and who they are doing the work for. Hence, why it is so important that managers are proactive in their approach to fostering and maintaining employee engagement.
Why is employee engagement important?
An engaged employee goes far beyond clocking the required number of hours each day. They go that extra mile, they radiate positivity, and they bring a great deal of value to their employer.
So, it’s only natural that organisations that prioritise employee engagement tend to:
Boost productivity and performance
Enhance employee job satisfaction
Reduce turnover and increases retention
Foster a positive work culture
Improve collaboration and teamwork
Increase employee loyalty and advocacy
Drive innovation and creativity
Enhance customer satisfaction
Reduce absenteeism and presenteeism
Increase profitability and business success
Now that we’ve covered why employee engagement is important, the next step is to start implementing effective employee engagement strategies.
How to improve employee engagement with gellibn
‘Okay, Better, Best' feedback system
Set clear expectations and provide real-time performance feedback
This simple, yet effective system allows managers to recognise employee performance, and acknowledge or provide support in a timely manner.
When done at the point of intervention, feedback based on specific skill areas helps staff better meet expectations, know where they can improve, when they’re making progress, and when they’re doing outstanding work.
Staff can also acknowledge and respond to your feedback to appreciate positive reinforcement, or let you know what they need to improve their performance.
When giving feedback through the gellibn app, you are prompted to:
Select the skill area you’d like to focus on (skill areas are pre-set based on your expectations of each staff member)
Provide detail on your feedback
Select a check-in date to follow up on their progress
Support your feedback with images (optional)
When you notice that a staff member is improving, you can update your ‘Okay, Better, Best’ rating and resolve.
Messaging
Keep your team engaged with effective and consistent communication
Clear and open communication is also supported using the messaging feature.
You can select to message one or more staff members, all staff, or specific teams, to communicate things like company announcements, upcoming promotions, and events, or publicly celebrate team wins by sending group messages. This, in turn, helps to keep employees engaged and boost team morale.
Filter
Filter all of your feedback history at the touch of a button
With the handy filtering feature, managers can keep a record of each employee’s performance, and refer back to it when it comes to things like pay reviews and promotions.
Having this information at the touch of a button, allows you to keep an eye on employee performance rather than pulling together bulky printed documents, and filing them away between performance reviews.
Choose to schedule your feedback
gellibn offers a helpful timing tool accessible through the Admin Portal, offering the flexibility for organisations to predetermine when their team receives feedback.
This feature caters to varied scheduling preferences, recognising the diverse needs of different businesses.
It also helps to keep feedback and communications on the app rather than sending any late-night texts.
History Log & Feedback Snapshots
Employers can access their staff management feedback history instantly in the palm of their hand. Employees can also access their own feedback history, so they always have the information they need to perform their best.
Notifications
On the app, you’ll be notified when an employee has responded to your feedback, when you have an upcoming feedback check-in with a staff member, and, of course, birthday reminders, so you never miss celebrating their special day.
Bring out the best in your team with gellibn
Providing effective feedback that fosters a culture of continuous improvement and ultimately improves individual performance and business success has never been easier.
Now you know how to improve employee engagement using gellibn’s intuitive features, now, all that’s left to do is get started using the app. Find more information about how to register your business, or alternatively, book a free demo with us!
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