Business Leadership Today

How To Lead Employee Engagement Initiatives (7 Steps)

With economies regaining momentum, many industries are suffering high staff turnover, and talent is in short supply. In the era of stretched labor markets and recruitment firms aware of wide-scale, pent-up career frustration, people who are dissatisfied move on to other jobs. Given that talent is in short supply, that relationship must be a win-win for both the organization and its employees. In this article, I will explore the top seven ways to lead employee engagement initiatives and provide some insight into the kinds of changes we need to see in order to improve employee experience.

What Is A Fully Engaged Employee?

A fully engaged employee is an employee who is enthusiastic about their jobs, invested in the success of the organization, and dedicated to its mission. Fully engaged employees demonstrate their commitment through behaviors that help organizations perform well, grow sustainably, and improve profits.

How Leadership Impacts Employee Engagement

Leadership has a powerful impact on employee engagement because everything a leader does affects—helps, hurts, or hinders—company culture. Culture influences employee experience, which shapes a worker’s perception of their job over the course of their tenure with a company and builds engagement.

What Are Employers Doing to Retain Employees?

To retain employees, employers are investing in developing human-centered leadership at all levels of the organization who let employees know they’re valued, model core values and behaviors, provide coaching opportunities, and foster a healthy system of feedback between employees and leadership.

The Most Important Factor in Employee Engagement

The most important factor in employee engagement is organizational culture. Businesses with strong, positive cultures have highly engaged and loyal employees who deliver excellent work and take superior care of customers. Organizations with a dysfunctional culture drive away employees and customers.