The more engaged your employees are the more efficient and productive they become, lowering operating costs and increasing the profit margin.
1) Employee
Satisfaction-
Research
indicates that if employees are engaged with the company their job satisfaction
levels increase. Employees that are engaged and satisfied are very invested in
the success of the business and have a high level of commitment and loyalty.
Satisfied employees play a key role in your organization, as ambassadors of the
company. They promote and support the company’s mission, strategy and brand.
2) Productivity: Engaged
employees are often top performers, those committed to ‘going the extra mile’
to achieve business success. As an employee becomes more engaged their
absenteeism lowers and their motivation increases leading to increased
productivity. What this means is that the more engaged the employee is the more
efficient and driven to succeed they become. According to research performed by
the HayGroup ‘the offices with engaged employees were as much as 43% more
productive’.
3) Retention &
Recruitment: Retaining good employees is
key to the success of every business. Employees who are engaged significantly
lower the risk of turnover for the company. As engaged employees are more
invested in the success of the company they also become more loyal. Simply put,
when employees are satisfied and engaged they are far more likely to stay with
the organization. Coupled with retention, businesses that have a highly engaged
workforce have an increased ability to attract new, qualified employees.
4) Innovation: There
is a close relationship between innovation and employee engagement. Engaged
employees perform at a higher level and bring passion and interest to their
job, which often leads to innovation in the workplace. As highly engaged
employees feel they have a real stake in the organization, they strive to
efficiently create new products, services and processes. Collaboration in the
workplace amongst engaged employees and top management also leads to overall
organizational growth.
5).Profitability: Companies with
more engaged employees tend to have higher profitability rates. When employees
are engaged they become more productive and efficient, positively affecting the
company’s bottom line. A study by Wyatt Watson found that companies that have
highly engaged employees produce 26% higher revenue per employee. The equation
makes perfect sense. The more engaged your employees are the more efficient and
productive they become, lowering operating costs and increasing the profit
margin.