Boosting Employee Engagement
When employees are engaged, they're more productive and are more likely to stay with their organization.
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When employees are engaged, they're more productive and are more likely to stay with their organization.
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In the deck provided below, Dr. Thomas Joseph, EdD shares how he launched an innovative platform for the State of Missouri. This new approach significantly boosted the state's total rewards, staff recognition, and employee engagement efforts.
Some highlights of the program include it's low cost per employee, ability to scale as needed, and high employee engagement rate among participating organizations.
One of the main reasons that the digital credentialing example above has been successful is that it taps into the power of recognition and validation. According to an Award.co study, many employees prefer recognition over monetary bonuses and find it to be more motivating. The following are core elements of recognition that impact employee engagement:
Sense of Achievement Receiving recognition gives employees a sense of pride and accomplishment, motivating further learning and excellence.
Enhanced Skill Utilization Recognized employees use their skills more effectively, leading to higher job satisfaction.
Career Advancement Recognition helps employees see their progress and identify growth opportunities, increasing commitment.
Future-Proofing Careers Continuous recognition and skill updates help employees stay relevant, increasing job security and engagement.
Employee recognition can come in many forms, from a public acknowledgment of a job well done to a program that offers digital credentials such as email signature badges. What's most important is that the recognition is genuine and consistent.
CultureMonkey provides a helpful list of 25 Types of Employee Recognition ideas that you can use with your teams and/or org-wide.