Talking about the engagement and commitment of an employee to an organization, most companies are of the opinion that they do have a few, but they still want more. Why? It is merely because these companies have come to the realization that their organization's long-term success relies on employee performance, which is directly impacted by the level of employee engagement and commitment to an organization. Well, some organizations think that simply making people happy and paying them handsome pay packets is the solution. But it is not so. These are things which an organization need to consider to attract and retain the most qualified individuals, however, when it comes to engaging employees in their work, there are definitely some more issues that need to be worked out. Engagement requires engaging not only the employees' minds but their hearts as well and this is something that the organizations can neither force nor buy in order to succeed in the marketplace.
An
engaged employee is a person who is fully involved in, and is enthusiastic about,
his or her work. Such employees are attracted to, and inspired, committed and
fascinated by their work. In a recent research by Hewitt Associates, it was found
that engaged employees are not only intellectually committed to the organization
but are also emotionally attached to it, as is measured by three primary behaviors:
Say, stay, and strive. |
