The onboarding process is the start of, and key to, your overall employee engagement strategy. An effective onboarding process will help new hires not only better understand their role and tasks, but also make them feel more valued. Both of these things lead to increased productivity and performance, which is all part of increased employee engagement.
Learning and training is crucial for employee engagement. It starts at the onboarding process, but should extend throughout the employee's entire time at your organization. In the digital era, and now with remote work taking over, new tools and technologies are emerging for digital learning and training, and it's important to utilize the right ones.
Support is another vital piece of a well-rounded employee engagement strategy. Employees must feel supported and protected in order to be satisfied, engaged, and well-performing. Do you offer enough resources to your employees to make them feel supported?
Expecting your employees to perform well and be engaged means providing them with the tools and technologies to do so. With so many employees working from home, you must provide them with ways to effectively communicate, collaborate, and get work done from anywhere. The resources below will help you navigate the many important technology markets and associated vendors.