Employee engagement is described as a workplace approach resulting in the right conditions for employees of an organization to give of their best, committed to their organization’s goals and values, motivated to contribute to organizational success, with an enhanced sense of their own well-being. Moreover, these activities are planned and executed by the HR department in an organization-wide program.

But this is not a right approach to engage employees; each team has different composition and objectives whose members might not be interested and willing for the generic employee engagement activities. The onus should be on the team leads to engaging their teams in an effective manner. The different ways to better engage employees are:

• Educate every employee about the strategic goals of the organization to help them contribute in the right direction.
• Define the specific role of every employee in achieving the end goals to motivate them.
• Equip them with all required authority and technology support to perform their activities.
• Provide regular feedback to help them get insights into their working style and on improvement areas.
• Team leader to interact and support team in their day to day activities, to create a strong team bond.
• Challenge them to work hard and find innovative solutions to the tasks at hand.

Enhancing employee engagement requires employees to emotionally connect with the goals of their organization. With ‘Team Coach’ module from Humantelligence, organizations can build high performing and engaging teams. It helps increase the understanding and connection among team members. It also provides mentorship and valuable feedback on a regular basis to increase development opportunities and engagement.