Author: Carole Jacquet

 

As a company owner or manager, what can we do to improve employee engagement and productivity?

In the current climate, many businesses are focusing on remote working and work as we knew it is a distant past. The world is changing bringing new challenges and exciting opportunities.

But how do we keep our teams going and what can we do to help them stay focused? Here are a few ways to help with our employee’s engagement and productivity.

• Keep in touch with our employees (but not too often)

Regular meetings to catch up on work and see how everybody is are fine. Don’t overdo it though with daily morning and afternoon meetings. We don’t need to start micromanaging or it could have the opposite effect. The right employees know what they have to do anyway.

• Make our employees feel valued

Giving some recognition goes a long way. A big “thank you” for helping with an issue, a “well done”, a “can you help me with…” or “what do you think about…” when you need help or ideas. These have a huge impact on the way the teams look at the company and they will respect us for it. It’s not all about the money, their well-being is more important.

• Don’t overload them with work (but make sure they have something to do)

Keep an eye on the workload. Too much work will end in something not being done properly or done in a rush. At the same time, no work will make employees feel demotivated and unengaged. If there isn’t much work at the moment, get employees to help with some research or administrative tasks. See what fits with your business but keep everybody busy doing something meaningful. Meaningful here being the keyword.

• Help and support them (and tell them it’s okay to ask for help)

Employees should feel supported in everything they do so we must make sure we help them if they need help. If you can’t yourself then find someone who can. Make sure they know they can always ask for help or advice and that you will do something about it.

• Invest in training and development

Offer professional or personal development opportunities and you will improve your employee retention. You don’t need to train everybody at the same time. Scatter the training and plan it at an individual or team level.

 

Find out how language training can help your business. Book a free consultation on 01273 222900 or email carole@thelanguageguru.co.uk

 

Carole Jacquet

Owner

The Language Guru

There are several types of people for whom choosing a Christmas present can be challenging:

• The friend who seems to have everything
• The colleague who thinks they know it all
• The boss who needs to stop working and get a life
• The friend who should get out more and meet new people
• The next-door neighbour who’s going abroad for their first holiday abroad
• The family members who are buying a second home in another country and need to negotiate in the native language to get a better deal
• And we’re sure you can think of many more

How about giving them the gift of language this festive season?

A gift voucher from The Language Guru can be purchased from as little as £10 and works across our language services.

Just imagine the thanks you’ll get from those friends, colleagues, family members and neighbours! You’ll be a superstar in their eyes!

Did you know …

The first gift card using a payments infrastructure was introduced by Neiman Marcus in late 1994 though Blockbuster Entertainment was the first company to do so on a wide scale, test-marketing them in 1995 and launching them around the USA the next year. In the beginning, the Blockbuster gift card replaced gift certificates that were being counterfeited with recently introduced colour copiers and colour printers.

Although gift vouchers might appear to be an easy option to buy for someone, at The Language Guru they’re actually allowing the recipient to make their own choice of language as well as when, where and how they learn. Language learning at its best!

Email us at info@thelanguageguru.co.uk to buy a gift voucher from us now.

And Season’s Greetings to one and all from everyone at The Language Guru.

 

With thanks to www.smithsonianmag.com