{"id":22709,"date":"2022-07-18T15:12:20","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T20:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trainingmag.com\/?p=22709"},"modified":"2022-07-18T15:12:20","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T20:12:20","slug":"5-ways-to-help-your-employees-win-at-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trainingmag.com\/5-ways-to-help-your-employees-win-at-work\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways to Help Your Employees Win at Work"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every day, your employees make decisions that affect your workplace. And depending on their level of engagement, those decisions can either help or hurt your company.<\/p>\n

According to Gallup, engaged employees produce better outcomes than other employees. These are the employees going the extra mile and recommending your products or services to other people. They\u2019re actively contributing and trying to make the workplace a better place.<\/p>\n

Just 36 percent of employees<\/a> in the U.S. are genuinely engaged in their jobs, while 15 percent of employees are actively disengaged at work. And it isn\u2019t too hard to spot actively disengaged employees.<\/p>\n

Disengaged employees don\u2019t see the vision and purpose behind the organization they work for. These individuals don\u2019t put in any extra effort to help the company be successful and probably don\u2019t enjoy being at work. In fact, they may be looking for another job while they\u2019re at work!<\/p>\n

Take Responsibility for Employee Engagement<\/h2>\n

If you want your company to succeed, you have to take responsibility for employee engagement. Here are five ways to do it:<\/p>\n

1. Help your employees succeed.<\/strong> Do your employees have the tools they need to succeed at work? Do they know what\u2019s expected of them and understand the implied tasks that come with their job? Do they have the tangible and intangible resources they need to succeed?<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t just assume your employees have what they need to be successful at work\u2014if they don\u2019t, they\u2019re probably not going to approach you about it. Effective leaders anticipate the needs of the people they\u2019re managing and advocate on their behalf.<\/p>\n

2. Train your managers on best practices<\/strong>. According to Gallup<\/a>, one of the biggest problems with employee engagement is that many people think it\u2019s a problem for HR to solve. The truth is, if your employees are actively unengaged, it means they\u2019re probably not being managed very well.<\/p>\n

According to The Predictive Index People Management Study, 94 percent of employees<\/a> with great managers reported feeling passion and energy for their jobs. In comparison, 59 percent of employees with bad managers felt passion and energy at work.<\/p>\n

Effective managers clearly communicate with employees and give them feedback on their job performance. If your managers aren\u2019t doing this, they may need more resources and development on how to work with employees.<\/p>\n

3. Make employees feel valued.<\/strong> It\u2019s hard to create employee engagement if your employees don\u2019t feel valued at work. People who are appreciated at work are more productive and perform their tasks better.<\/p>\n

The problem is that too many leaders assume their employees know how they feel about them. This often is referred to as the illusion of transparency<\/a>\u2014people overestimate the degree to which others can interpret their feelings.<\/p>\n

Here are a few tips for helping your employees feel valued at work:<\/p>\n