Happy Employees Happy Organizations

Someone has truly said, “You don't build business. You build people and they build the business."

There's no doubt that employees are the most important driving force for an organisation. For a business to succeed, an employer has to work hard to keep the employees happy. However, when we talk about the happiness of the employees, it's not only about the pay cheque, but a lot of other expectations that are far beyond the monetary profits received as salary every month.

Let's have a look at what keeps the employees motivated at work.

1. Flexible work timings

The conventional 9 to 5 jobs need to take a back seat. In the new generation, more and more employees want to enjoy flexible timings at work. Studies have shown that time flexibility  greatly contributes in increasing the productivity of an employee. The employees are stress-free and are able to balance their personal and professional life better. This in turn shows in their performance and thus, results in the growth of business. Many people, especially women, also appreciate if the organisation provides work from home options. This helps them to manage the family and work together. It also helps more number of people to be encouraged to join work and thus utilize their skills in a positive way.

However, on the part of the organisation, giving the benefit  of time flexibility might require a lot of planning and trust, but looking at the positive impact that it has on the employees it is worth giving a try.

2. Discussions on performance rather than the time utilized to complete the goal

Of course every work has a deadline and it needs to be completed before that. However, any work that is done in haste and under pressure cannot be as good as it should be. Sometimes an employee might take a little more time to complete a certain work. Employers must be thoughtful enough to appreciate the efforts and encourage the employees to continue doing good work. A positive attitude towards the good work of an employee would surely motivate him/ her to give the best in future too.

3. Personal communication among each other rather than among the team

Another thing that the employees love about employers is the transparency in communication. It is mostly seen than an issue is addressed commonly to the team, and the team is then left guessing about the problems without actually being able to come to a proper conclusion. It is better to have a one-to-one communication with the employees, where everybody feels recognized and wanted. Personal communication helps the employers to establish a trustworthy bond with the employees.

4. Salary increments based on skills improvised, behavioral pattern and inter-personal relationship build rather than just performance

Usually we see that at the end of the year, a performance report of every employee is taken into consideration and a salary increment chart is prepared. However, nobody seems to worry about how the employee contributes to the overall office culture. It is very important for the employers to recognize people who have been working hard to improve their skills or people who add vibrancy to the environment by their extraordinary inter-personal skills. Such unique talents should also be considered while increasing the salary.

If an organisation wants to be on the top then it must introduce employee-friendly benefits in order to allure the older employees to stay and the newer ones to join. A RPO company can help the organisation to chart out these benefits at the preliminary level so that they can be added to the job profile of the company and can be helpful in attracting skillful employees to the organisation.