Employees make decisions and take actions every day that can affect your workforce and organization. The more engaged they are, the better it is for the organization.

With an effective employee engagement process in place, employees will not only have the ability to improve their performance but can also bring unique benefits to the organization in the form of higher profitability, better customer retention, better talent acquisition and retention, lower employee turnover, and an overall better work environment.

Phyton Talent Advisors put together the top 5 ways to help boost employee engagement in the workplace:

1. Promote Two-Way Communication: To promote employee engagement, the first requirement is to keep the employees in the loop. If companies act secretive and only divulge information on a “need-to-know” basis, it will likely cause lower engagement rates among their employees. Transparency creates trust when employees get to understand how company decisions will affect the workplace or how they should deal with situations.
2. Recognize and give kudos for good work: Two out of three employees feel they do not get enough recognition for their work. As a result, most employees will not deliver their maximum potential and may engage in unwanted behavior. We recommend creating a recognition-rich environment where good work is rewarded with perks, incentives or even a good old high five.
3. Create opportunities for collaboration: Employees who have strong, positive relationships with their co-workers are automatically more engaged with their workplace, since it’s a large source of their interpersonal relationships. Create plenty of opportunities for your employees to work together and get to know each other.
4. Prioritize work-life balance: Showing your employees you value them as people is one of the most important ways to boost their engagement. This means encouraging and modeling a strong work-life balance, with plenty of paid time off, reasonable hours and flexibility. Work with your employees on an individual basis to make sure their work-life balance needs are being met.
5. Add a little fun: Let’s not forget your employees are humans and humans aren’t designed to be work machines. Incorporate fun experiences that allow your employees to let loose. Here are some ideas:
   a. Host a happy hour after work
   b. Order pizza for the whole company for lunch
   c. Go paintballing or bowling.
   d. Visit an escape room
   e. Host a scavenger hunt

Conclusion:
Employee engagement results in improved motivation and better job satisfaction, and thus, a lower cost to value ratio for your human personnel expenditure. It goes like this: while every employee adds to the bottom line, every engaged employee adds that much more.