Working from home has long been seen as a perk, but with so many now doing it, due to COVID, many are finding that it’s not so great after all.
► If you live alone, it can get lonely ► If you live in a small space, sharing with others, you may be on top of one another, with nowhere to go for a break ► If you have small kids, juggling childcare and/or online schooling, along with work, isn’t much fun ► Or you may have discovered that you simply don’t enjoy working from home, as you once thought you might. I’ve been lucky enough to have worked from home part-time for a number of years, and it’s the perfect combination – two days a week with no commute, and three days in the office. I didn’t realize how lucky; now that I’m home full-time, I miss going on-site. I miss those spontaneous conversations, and great ideas that are often sparked during a brain-storming session - it's just not the same with Zoom. For me, a hybrid on-site/work-from-home model is the best of both worlds. When things return to normal, after COVID, I hope that employers won’t decide that either 100% work-from-home or 100% remote is the way forward. But maybe you think differently. What are your thoughts? #workfromhome #remoteworking #employeeengagement
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Many people use “employee engagement” and “employee satisfaction” interchangeably, but they are not the same.
Satisfaction describes how happy employees are. Engagement is the emotional commitment employees have to a company. An employee can be satisfied and not engaged. For some, satisfaction means collecting a paycheck, while not giving a minute longer to the job than they have to. Being satisfied won’t lead to increased productivity and innovation. On the other hand, engagement and the emotional commitment that employees feel, get to their motivation and involvement, and the level of discretionary effort they’re willing to put forth. It drives productivity and performance. Per Gallup, companies in the top decile of engagement outperform their peers by 147% in earnings per share, and have a 90% better growth trend than their competition. In short, engagement is a key differentiator, when it comes to growth and innovation. It also engenders loyalty, so: ✅ Employees stay longer ✅ Employees will talk about their great workplaces, so it's easier to hire ✅ Companies recover more quickly after financial setbacks Measure engagement, not satisfaction. #employeengagement #culture #leadership |
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