Business Leadership Today

The Common Behaviors of Engaged Employees

The common behaviors of engaged employees include performing well, taking accountability, forging trust-based, collaborative relationships with co-workers, improving processes, developing their skills, giving and receiving feedback positively, being proactive in overcoming obstacles, and going the extra mile.

What a Disengaged Employee Looks Like

A disengaged employee looks just like their engaged co-workers on the surface, but, unlike engaged employees, they bring neither passion nor commitment to their jobs. They often exhibit toxic behaviors, underperform, and lack a strong belief in or enthusiasm for the organization’s mission, vision, or values.

Good Examples of Employee Engagement

Good examples of employee engagement include employees showing up to work with a sense of purpose, a deep commitment to the organization, dedication to performing well, a collaborative attitude, good communication with co-workers and leaders, and the ability to give and receive feedback positively.

How Healthcare Can Improve Employee Engagement

Healthcare can improve employee engagement by offering development opportunities, including leadership coaching, improving communication and feedback, supporting team-building initiatives, recognizing the accomplishments of staff, and providing mental well-being resources to reduce stress and burnout.

How Nurses Can Improve Employee Engagement

Nurses can improve employee engagement by providing autonomy, offering development opportunities, refocusing on purpose and values, giving feedback and recognizing employees’ contributions, and ensuring a healthy work/life balance for staff. Compassionate leaders who truly value employees should guide these engagement strategies.

How Employee Engagement Benefits Managers

Employee engagement benefits managers by boosting performance, improving customer service, lowering turnover, and increasing profits. It can also create a positive work environment with fewer human resource issues, making a manager’s job easier and freeing up time to focus their attention on organizational excellence.

3 Types of Employee Engagement

There are three types of employee engagement: cognitive, emotional, and physical. When employees are cognitively engaged, they’re committed to their job, when they’re physically engaged, they’re invested in their work, and when they’re emotionally engaged, they have an emotional connection to their work. 

Five Indicators of High Engagement in a Workplace

Five indicators of high engagement in a workplace include less absenteeism, higher retention rates, increased productivity as the result of high performance, improved customer service, resulting in more client satisfaction and client retention, and better overall profitability for the organization.

How KPIs Help In Employee Engagement

KPIs help in employee engagement by providing accurate and useful data to measure employee engagement levels, as well as helping to determine how well inclusion and diversity efforts are working and identifying causes of high rates of turnover and absenteeism. Active employee engagement KPIs help organizations determine whether their employee engagement efforts are succeeding or not.

Employee Engagement Really Does Make a Difference

Employee engagement really makes a difference because it affects performance, productivity, profits, and is key for business sustainability. It also has a significant impact on employee well-being, how well employees are able to serve customers, and is essential for recruiting and retaining top talent.