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When you ask employees to share their feelings and experiences about work, and nothing happens when they do so, they’ll quickly disconnect from the feedback process. When it comes to employee engagement, the most effective way to show employees they’re being listened to is to take action.
Here are five employee engagement ideas to try in 2023:
1. Create a transparency report
Draft a resource transparency report, including ROI, where possible. It helps guide constructive discussions about whether the resources allocated to each initiative are appropriate. Employees are often surprised by how much employers spend on salaries and employee benefits.
2. Ask employees to write their role description
Employees write down their understanding of their job’s expectations on the first day at work and then again after one month. Both job descriptions are reviewed by and with the manager – before and after. Discuss any misalignments and potential adjustments.
3. Host a customer panel
Invite a panel of customers to participate in your all-hands meetings.Customers explain how using your product or service has positively impacted their business and share what they wish it could do.
4. Create an online communication channel for leaders
Build employees’ involvement with leaders via a channel in their internal communication software where leaders are present and available to answer questions. They also encourage leaders to post questions and updates in the channel to keep employees engaged with the discussion.
5. Create a system for employee-led teaching programmes
Encourage employees to learn from each other. Employees teach one organisation’s learning and development programmes. These employees teach classes and workshops ranging from extracurricular skills to those essential to their roles. The community aspect fosters collaboration and team support.