Comments on: What Do You Value Most From Your Employer? Can Employers Really Buy Employee Engagement? http://blog.sixfigures.com.au/2009/10/27/what-do-you-value-most-from-your-employer-can-employers-really-buy-employee-engagement/ Connecting Excellence Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:54:14 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: sonja http://blog.sixfigures.com.au/2009/10/27/what-do-you-value-most-from-your-employer-can-employers-really-buy-employee-engagement/#comment-1621 sonja Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:26:31 +0000 http://blog.sixfigures.com.au/?p=1970#comment-1621 To retain staff I think Managers need to establish a healthy, positive supportive culture in the workplace before they look for new employees, then when new employees start the healthy workplace habits are already in place, good beginnings can be critical to future behavioural patterns. I think creating an work environment where people feel like they belong and their contributions are important can be critical in retaining staff. Valuing what employees bring can inspire employees to bring more next time. Also employees have a history of life experience/education which could be a wealth of knowledge completely untapped if managers do not look or ask of their employee what they would like to bring or share in the workplace. Also I think employees are looking for Managers who have integrity and ensure that respect underpins all interactions. There is nothing that discourages me more than when a manager uses their power as an excuse to be disrespectful. To retain staff I think Managers need to establish a healthy, positive supportive culture in the workplace before they look for new employees, then when new employees start the healthy workplace habits are already in place, good beginnings can be critical to future behavioural patterns.
I think creating an work environment where people feel like they belong and their contributions are important can be critical in retaining staff. Valuing what employees bring can inspire employees to bring more next time.
Also employees have a history of life experience/education which could be a wealth of knowledge completely untapped if managers do not look or ask of their employee what they would like to bring or share in the workplace. Also I think employees are looking for Managers who have integrity and ensure that respect underpins all interactions. There is nothing that discourages me more than when a manager uses their power as an excuse to be disrespectful.

]]> By: Kelly http://blog.sixfigures.com.au/2009/10/27/what-do-you-value-most-from-your-employer-can-employers-really-buy-employee-engagement/#comment-1594 Kelly Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:03:28 +0000 http://blog.sixfigures.com.au/?p=1970#comment-1594 Hi Jenni Thanks for the comment and link. I have had a listen to the TED presentation by Daniel Pink which is right on the money. As he says "we need to bring the notion of motivations into 21st Century". Many businesses are still operating as if it were the 20th century, chain and command style. Regards, Kelly Hi Jenni
Thanks for the comment and link. I have had a listen to the TED presentation by Daniel Pink which is right on the money. As he says “we need to bring the notion of motivations into 21st Century”. Many businesses are still operating as if it were the 20th century, chain and command style.
Regards,
Kelly

]]> By: Margaret La http://blog.sixfigures.com.au/2009/10/27/what-do-you-value-most-from-your-employer-can-employers-really-buy-employee-engagement/#comment-1592 Margaret La Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:09:55 +0000 http://blog.sixfigures.com.au/?p=1970#comment-1592 I attended the same HR event, and one of the points made by one of the speakers is the need to "personalise" the employee. We are all motivated by different things at work, and hence engaged by different challenges and reinforcement. Our own market research shows that some are motivated most by monetary incentives, some are not. Perhaps the key to employers being able to engage employees is to be flexible in their offerings - offer both monetary and non monetary incentives and let the employee choose. I attended the same HR event, and one of the points made by one
of the speakers is the need to “personalise” the employee. We
are all motivated by different things at work, and hence engaged
by different challenges and reinforcement. Our own market research shows that some are motivated most by monetary incentives, some are not.

Perhaps the key to employers being able to engage employees is to be flexible in their offerings – offer both monetary and non monetary incentives and let the employee choose.

]]> By: Jenni Wright http://blog.sixfigures.com.au/2009/10/27/what-do-you-value-most-from-your-employer-can-employers-really-buy-employee-engagement/#comment-1587 Jenni Wright Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:22:08 +0000 http://blog.sixfigures.com.au/?p=1970#comment-1587 Interesting article and you are correct, money won't buy loyalty from good people. You might enjoy this short talk by Daniel Pink, author of Free Agent Nation. http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/dan_pink_on_motivation.html It is very interesting. Interesting article and you are correct, money won’t buy loyalty from good people. You might enjoy this short talk by Daniel Pink, author of Free Agent Nation.

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/dan_pink_on_motivation.html

It is very interesting.

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