EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT 1

·         EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT 1
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

·         MEANING OF EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT

1.       DIRECTLY RELATED TO ORGANIZATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY

2.       REFERS TO CONDITION WHERE EMPLOYEES ARE COMMITTED AND EMOTIONALLY ATTACHED TO THEIR WORK AND IT IS POSSIBLE ONLY WHEN THE EMPLOYEES HAVE CHALLENGING WORK ENVIRONMENT AND OPPORTUNITIES TO USE THEIR CREATIVITY AND SKILL

3.       EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT IS A PROPERTY OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AN ORGANIZATION AND ITS EMPLOYEE.

4.       AN ENGAGED EMPLOYEE IS ONE WHO IS FULLY ABSORBED BY THE ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THEIR WORK ANS SO TAKE POSITIVE ACTION TO FURTHER THE ORGANISATION’S REPUTATION AND INTERESTS

   DEFINITION OF EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT

   ROBINSON ET AL,” ENGAGEMENT IS A POSITIVE ATTITUDE HELD BY THE EMPLOYEE TOWARDS THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS VALUE. AN ENGAGED EMPLOYEE IS AWARE OF THE BUSINESS CONTEXT,WORKS WITH ORGANIZATION AND ITS VALUES. AN ENGAGED EMPLOYEE IS AWARE OF THE BUSINESS CONTEXT,WORKS WITH COLLEAGUES TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE WITH IN THE JOB FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE ORGANIZATION MUST DEVELOP AND NURTURE ENGAGEMENT WHICH IS TWO-WAY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE.

   IN SIMPLE WORD WE CAN SAY THAT AN ENGAGED EMPLOYEE IS ONE WHO IS WILLING TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT WOULD TYPICALLY BE EXPECTED IN HIS ROLE,AN ENGAGED EMPLOYEE IS WILLING TO WALK EXTRA MILES TO GIVE HIS BEST PERFORMANCE. EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT IS NOT THE SAME AS EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION.

   DEFINITION

   SHUCK AND WOLLARD,” THERE ARE FOUR MAIN SUB CONCEPTS WITH THE TERM ENGAGEMENT

1.       NEED SATISFYING APPROACH IN WHICH ENGAGEMENT IS THE EXPRESSION OF ONE’S PREFERRED SELF IN TASK BEHAVIOR

2.       BURNOUT ANTITHESIS APPROACH  IN WHICH ENERGY ,INVOLVEMENT,EFFICACY ARE PRESENTED AS OPPOSITE OF ESTABLISHED BURNOUT CONSTRUCTS EXHAUSTION,CYNICISM AND LACK OF ACCOMPLISHMENT

3.       SATISFACTION ENGAGEMENT APPROACH IN WHICH ENGAGEMENT IS MORE TECHNICAL VERSION OF JOB SATISFACTION

4.       THE MULTIDIMENSIONAL APPROACH IN WHICH CLEAR DISTINCTION IS MAINTAINED BETWEEN JOB AND ORGANIZATIONAL ENGAGEMENT.

   ELEMENTS OF EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT

1.       COMMITMENT:-MEANS THE DEGREE TO WHICH INDIVIDUALS ASSOCIATE THEMSELVES WITH THE JOB,RESPONSIBILITY AND THE ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES.

2.       MOTIVATION: IF EMPLOYEE GIVE IN THEIR HUNDRED PERCENT EFFORTS TO TAKE THEIR ORGANIZATION TO THE NEXT LEVEL,THIS ATTAINED STATUS MOTIVATES THEM MORE. MOTIVATION AND ACHIEVEMENT GO HAND IN HAND AND ACT AS THE BURNING FUELS FOR THE SUCCESS OF ANY ORGANIZATION

3.       LOYALTY:-RECOGNITION IS A BASIC NECESSITY OF INDIVIDUALS TO REMAIN STEERED UP TOWARDS THEIR JOB. EMPLOYEES WHO ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THEIR WORK SHOW MORE LOYALTY TOWARDS THE ORGANIZATION

4.       TRUST: HIGH LEVELS OF EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT CAN BE FOSTERED ONLY WHEN TRUST PREVAILS IN THE ORGANIZATION

   CLASSIFICATION OF EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT

1.       ACTIVELY DISENGAGED:- FIRST CATEGORY OF PEOPLE WHO ARE UNHAPPY AND THEY SPREAD UNHAPPINESS IN THE ORGANIZATIONAL PEOPLE AND SPREAD NEGATIVITY

2.       ENGAGED:-SECOND CATEGORY WHO WORK WITH PASSION,ALIGNMENT AND INNOVATION. THEY ARE CONNECTED TO THE ORGANIZATION. THEY SPREAD POSITIVITY

3.       NOT ENGAGED:LARGE MAJORITY IN THE ORGANIZATION. THEY DO WHEN THEY ARE ASKED TO DO. THEY PUT THEIR TIME BUT NOT ENERGY AND PASSION. JUST SLEEP WALK. WAIT FOR THE INSTRUCTION. NOT PROACTIVE

   PHASES OF EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT

   PHASES OF EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT

1.       ATTRACT:-ATTRACTING THE BEST TALENT, ALSO KEEP THE EXISTING EMPLOYEES TOWARDS THE ORGANIZATION. AN ENGAGED WORKFORCE PROVE TO BE THE BEST ADVERTISEMENT AS THE POTENTIAL EMPLOYER

2.       ACQUIRE:-POSITION IS ADVERTISED AND GOES THROUGH SELECTION,ORIENTATION AND INDUCTION. THE COMPANY IS REQUIRED TO FULFILL ALL THE PROMISES WITH THE EMPLOYEE. THE WHOLE IDEA IS TO PREPARE THEM TO PERFORM THEIR BEST BY GIVING THEM CHALLENGING TASKS RIGHT FROM BEGINNING

3.       ADVANCE:- IN MONETARY WISE AS WELL AS NON MONETARY WISE. KEY TO RETAIN PEOPLE AND DEVELOP THEIR OVERALL PERSONALITY