Employee Motivation and Engagement

Employee Motivation and Engagement

Part 1

Stories are one the powerful way used by different organization in reinforcing company culture. They help employees in feeling to be part of the organization, especially when people remember and repeat those stories at work.  I am one of the few people in my organization that the organization story about Spencer silver changed my perception of the company’s employee motivation. The story was captivating and ignited us towards working in achieving the goals set by the management.

The story was about how Spencer silver, of the renowned company’s chemistry, accidentally invented post-it note back in 1960.  Mr Silver’s story was working on developing a new adhesive that was easy to be removed by wounding it up; instead, he ended up post-it note which became reliable and useful to humankind.   The most exciting part of this story was that Mr Silver could not find the application of post-it not until after working out for over 12 years. The story had several inclinations in which it made us change the perception of how creative we should be while dealing with the organization work. Mr Spencer was ever committed to serving the company in which through it he made the historical discovery that changed the entire world. Therefore, as employees, this story motivated as to work beyond our comfort zone since we never know what the future hold.  It motivated us to work in line with the company’s leadership with adherence to the code of ethics.

Similarly, the story about Mr Spencer was an inspirational to us as employees on the company. After Spencer could not find the application of post-it note, several organization and university colleges came forward to help him in bookmarking the pages which lead to its explosion of market. This part of the story inspired each employee in the organization on the spirit of not giving up. And this amplified our moral of serving the organization in an effort of delivering on the set goals.

Part 2

Increasing employee engagement can sometimes be tricky to employers and executive of the organization. As a manager or employer, you need to make sure that employees are passionate and enthusiastic about their job by coming to the office daily with eager to work effectively. In order to achieve this, the executive should encourage flexibility, be authentic and promote taking breaks which will help in impacting positively on their productivity.

Flexibility is one of the best ways of employee engagement that should be utilized by the executive. Giving flexibility to your employees gives them freedom of adjusting their schedules in making sure it suits their needs.  We all know that many employers do not trust their employees in getting organization work done without engaging their managers. This culture kills the morale of employees, and at the time they become disengaged by the overwhelming pressure. However, they are given flexibility in terms of working hours they tend to more productive, happier as well as being more engaged.

Similarly, being authentic plays a critical role in employee engagement.  Executives in any organization should remember that the existence of a sincere relationship between management and employees motivates trust and helps in team building. Therefore, the employee can adopt this approach which will ensure the existence of a conducive working environment where there exists trust. When employees can realize there is an existence of an open concept in an organization, they will not keep necessary things from their peers who will ensure employee engagement.

Lastly, promoting of taking breaks to let say of 5 minutes from their desk to stretch before coming back works best in promoting employee engagement. It helps them is refocusing their mind on dealing with most demanding tasks before their desks which require full attention. This approach indicates to the employee how the management cares about them and encourages them to be more focused and engaged throughout the activities.