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15 Employee Engagement activities that you can start doing now

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EmployeeEngagementAs a manager, keeping youremployees engaged is perhapsthe biggest challenge you face.It’s also a huge opportunity togain long-term commitmentand discretionary effort fromyour team.

But, in order to achieve that,your engagement efforts haveto be aligned with your overallbusiness strategy.

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Business commitment to employee engagementYou have to be clear about “what” you want toachieve in your company, before jumping to“how” you’re going to go about it.

Your HR function is essential in defining andplanning an employee engagement strategy thataligns with your organization’s goals.

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Whether you’re simply browsing for

some ideas that might boost up morale

or if you’re putting down the final

details for your HR strategy, here are

15 employee engagement activities

that you should try!

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Involve employees in your business planning processEvery 6 months, or even quarterly, present themost important issues in your company andthe actions made to address those issues.

Involve your team in planning ahead, assessingopportunities and coming up withimprovement ideas for your business strategy.

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Create a knowledge sharing systemOne of the biggest costs of a high employeeturnover rate is the loss of essential information.

Implement a mentorship program, pairingexperienced employees with newly hired ones.Create a learning program template that theyshould follow, giving them enough space to testtheir own learningmethods.

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Encourage knowledge sharing in a creative wayCreate an open sharing space, once every 2months or so, where every team can presentupdates on their project and key learning points.

Make it fun and creative! You can have a themeper each sharing session. For example, thismonth’s theme is “Mafia movies” and the Salesteam decides to present its updates in aGodfather-like manner.

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Show them the money

Give your team a quick presentation of thefinancial state of your company, every quarter orat the end of the year.

Show them how everyone’s efforts are linkedtogether, set bold objectives for the next monthsand get everyone involved in meeting thoseobjectives.

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Encourage and provide learning opportunitiesCreate your own Academy, where employeescan access the knowledge and developmentopportunities that they need.

Assess their needs and their preferences, createa curriculum and set-up 1-2 classes per week.Make it engaging and rewarding with aGraduation ceremony, caps and flowers andeven a fun night out.

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Mens sana in corpore sanoHave your ownOffice Olympics where everyonecan get involved and have fun. Promotewellbeing and the benefits of a healthy lifestylein a fun, competitive way.

Get to know each other in a differentenvironment and connect people with the sameinterests. Prizes and embarrassing photos are amust.

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Have a hack nightBreak monotony with an ambitious workingnight. Set a clear objective, create your own setof rules (breaks, music, snacks, etc.) and try to beas productive as possible in just one night.

Get everyone together and test your creativeand operational limits. I promise it’s going to bereally fun!

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Create excitement about upcoming opportunitiesMake sure you communicate upcomingopportunities on a regular basis. Get employeesexcited and striving forwhat’s next. Do it in yourinternal newsletter, face-to-face or during ageneral update meeting.

If they’re excited about what’s next, they’ll dotheir best and reply with a “No, thank you” tothose irritating poaching emails from yourcompetition.

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Let them create their own onboarding experienceCreate a self-guided onboarding experience.People are much more likely to remember andassimilate information that they get on theirown.

Set the ground rules, give them basicinstructions, a list of objectives and a timeframe.

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Make onboarding funHave a scavenger hunt onboarding. Turninformation that is usually considered boring oruseless into company trivia and learning how touse tools and systems, such as the internalcommunication system.

Include other people in the game. For example,have some of the older employees provideanswers and get to know the new hires.

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Create your own internal magazineCreate your internal employee-focusedmagazine with fun columns, news, featuredstories and opportunities. Who wouldn’t like tobe featured on the cover as Employee of theMonth?

It can be an online magazine or a printed one. Or,it can be both, a monthly online issue and aquarterly printed one.

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TEDx [InsertCompany NameHere]

Have your own company TEDx-like Talks, whereyou get to share ideas, boost creativity andencourage innovation.

Make your workplace less about work and moreabout the people there. Their ideas, experiencesand aspirations.

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The League of Extraordinary ManagersManagers are a key business component and anequally important engagement driver. Create acoaching program for managers and teach themto really care.

Coach them towards maximum contribution andsatisfaction, align them with the organization’sstrategy, mission and values and show them howto recognize attitude, effort and results.

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“I am my own hero” Encourage individuals to design and own theircareer paths, instead of relying on the companyor on their manager.

Have people write their goal on a piece of paper.Put it in an envelope and close it. Then, after 6months or a year, give them the sealedenvelopes back to see if they’ve realized thatgoal. Managers will have a guiding role.

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Give backGet involved in social and charity initiatives.Giving back creates a positive mentality. It alsofosters pride and loyalty.

Get the team together, have everyone pitch acause and pick the one you want to support. It’simportant that you make it personal, that youmake it count. You can donate either time andinvolvement, or money, or both.

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Moving from theory to practice is a big

challenge. Most companies that measure

employee engagement do little beyond

that measurement.

Taking action means ensuring that allemployees understand the companyvision and its strategic direction, as well aswhat their individual role is in achieving it.

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“Progressive leaders understand that

although their people have individual

preferences, there is a common list of

things they want (and deserve)--things that

are necessary to encourage employees fully

engaging with the enterprise.”

BILL CATLETTE AND RICHARD HADDEN,

SOURCE: FASTCOMPANY