As HR professionals know only too well, the recent months have been a difficult time for organisations but in 2010, this fluctuating operating environment can actually offer a great chance for HR teams to improve engagement among staff, says Carla Cavanagh of Best Companies.
Coping with radical change has been one of the biggest challenges, but even if the recession has not yet quite lost its bite, continuing to offer staff interesting and challenging work can really help get staff behind the company goals and purpose.
Analysis of the data from our survey measuring levels of engagement among employees shows how important interesting work is. Over 90% of employees who are engaged with their organisation – and therefore at their most productive – report that their work is stimulating. In comparison, only 39% of those who are not engaged tell us this about their day-to-day work.
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