Engagement - 10 Tips for Keeping Employees Happy At Work:

The good news is that you can keep valuable staff motivated and loyal without having to show them the money!  Top tips for keeping staff engaged include;

1. Talk to your team:
Praise them for doing a great job and involve them in the discussion for the future of the business.

2. Up skill your team:
Staff with more skills benefit the business so encourage your team to remain unskilled and support them with time off to train.

3. Build a sense of community:
This is easy to achieve through shared activities and supporting social events and community initiatives.

4. Support flexibility:
Support staff with children as they may need to leave work early and complete work from home.

5. Encourage independent thinking:
If someone comes up with a great idea, a better process or a new product...support it!

6. Explore non-monetary rewards:
Staffs are often happy to receive non-cash incentives, like an experience, a massage or a gym membership.

7. Cultivate a sense of fun
If business appropriate, allow a more relaxed dress code, have a break out area for creative thinking and space for down time.

8. Create career paths:
Manage your talent wisely. A lot of companies talk about doing this but fail to follow through.

9. Keep Work Interesting:
In a time of high employment, people feel they have plenty of options, so engagement is critical for keeping great staff.

10. Embrace new technology:
Many employees see access to the latest gizmos as a big plus as it blurs the divide between the ‘serious’ and the ‘fun’ experimental world in which they live.