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14 ways to employee engagement & involvement

There are numerous studies which have shown the positive impact on the results of employee engagement & involvement. But what is employee engagement? It is the extent to which people identify with, enjoy, are enthusiastic about, and are willing to spend extra effort for the work that they do. There are some basic rules which leaders and managers have to follow to stimulate employee engagement: 1. Be honest 2. Practice what you preach 3. Give confidence 4. Create a secure environment for open communication. 5. Listen open-minded 6. Show interest in the human perspective 7. Walk on the shop floor 8. See to it that everyone applies the core values 9. Make sure that everyone knows the mission and vision 10. Ask your clients what goes well and what can be improved 11. Have crossfunctional/crosshierarchical teams 12. Have the guts to say it when you don’t understand something 13. Regularly give compliments 14. Have a learning attitude towards failure This is also true for involveme