If you are looking for a rented office in Ireland, there will be a whole host of factors to consider — costs, location, staffing, equipment purchases and so on. But once you have got all of that sorted out and you have moved into your rented office, one of the next considerations you need to make is how you can keep staff engaged and connected when working in the office.
In this article, we are going to look at a few simple ways that managers can improve employee engagement when working in a rented office.
Foster personal relationships
If people are going to be sitting in a rented office together all day, you want them to get along. After all, a happy team will work harder and be more productive. The good news is that there is a multitude of options available to you that will help you cultivate a happy and productive working environment, and most of them are extremely cheap. Quizzes, competitions and other team-based activities will all help to build relationships between members of staff. Better yet, let staff members come up with their own ideas and feel part of the process. It all helps to develop the workplace culture and improve performance.
Recognise staff
Reward schemes are commonplace in many offices. Recognising staff for their performance is a great way to engage them and make them feel that their work is appreciated.
Recognition can also improve morale, as well as encouraging high-quality work. It is important to ‘make a show’ of recognising staff, as not only will this improve the morale of high achievers, but it will demonstrate to other staff that high performance can lead to personal rewards.
Get to know your workforce
Every office worker is different, and getting to know each individual member of staff can really help a business thrive. Regularly chatting to staff helps make them feel valued and appreciated. By having these regular conversations with individual office workers, you can set their expectations and really get an understanding of what makes them tick.
It will enable you to discover what their weaknesses are and what growth potential they have. You can put together personal development plans for staff and help them to progress.
Train your staff in new areas
Investing in training and staff development is not only a great way of improving staff performance, but it also plays a pivotal role in keeping staff engaged with the business. If staff can see that you are investing time and money in them, it can improve their performance levels, morale and their loyalty to the business.
What’s more, training staff in new areas will improve the overall skill set of the business and allow people to cover different roles during sickness absences or popular holiday periods.
Communicate
A great way of engaging staff in your business is to keep them in the loop regarding internal business news. Telling them about new investments, acquisitions and other changes to the company really helps them to feel appreciated. On a more micro level, engaging staff on changes that may affect their business area is often a good way of generating ideas, which will make staff feel even more engaged.
Monitor staff engagement levels
Finally, make sure you keep a regular record of your employee engagement activity and how it is impacting the business. Measuring employee engagement may sound like a tricky task, but it can be done.
Staff surveys and regular one-to-ones are useful for assessing engagement levels, but other metrics such as staff retention levels and productivity will give you a good idea of how your employee engagement activity is progressing.
Most importantly, make sure that whichever performance metrics you use, you use them regularly. Just having an annual staff survey or an end of year one-to-one meeting will not make your staff feel engaged or appreciated. Conduct monthly (or even more frequent) exercises to monitor staff engagement. That will not only show staff that you care about engaging with them, but it will give you more meaningful information.
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