You’ve Tried These Things and Your Employees Still Aren’t Engaged: Here’s Why.

Maybe you’ve read some articles on things you can do to improve employee engagement levels in your company.
 
And you’ve been particularly careful to consider the fact that some or all of your employees may be working, to a greater or lesser degree, from home.
 
So, you’ve implemented things like:
 
💠 Meal delivery
💠 Subsidized or free workout classes
💠 Home gym equipment
💠 Access to online courses
💠 Virtual happy hours
💠 Employee discount programs
💠 Surprise days off

But despite all this, your engagement levels still haven’t improved.
 
𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚, 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙮𝙚𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩, 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙤𝙣 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙮 𝘽𝙖𝙣𝙙-𝘼𝙞𝙙 𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨.
 
Otherwise known as quick-fix approaches.
 
Things that are not going to make a difference in the emotional commitment that employees feel towards their company and its goals.
 
The very definition of employee engagement.
 
Does this mean that employees won’t like having these things?
 
Of course not! They're all nice to have, and employees won’t complain.
 
✅ And, in fact, they should be part of a good workplace.

But, alone, they won’t solve any of the business problems that employers may be experiencing by having disengaged employees.
 
Things like low productivity, high turnover, or an inability to attract top candidates.

✅ Because they are a surface level response, as opposed to sustainable, long-term solutions.
 
𝙇𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙜𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨.
 
Which are some of the practices that get to the heart of engaging employees and turning cultures around.
 
Leading to great workplaces no one wants to leave, and companies becoming employers of choice, where top candidates want to work.

The role of the Band-Aid is basic first aid, and not the treatment of more serious issues.
 
Get to the heart of the matter, and put in place the fundamental, meaningful practices that really make a difference.