Organizations that measure employee engagement can map out effective strategies to address issues and maximize productivity. Understanding what employees want, increasing recognition programs and deepening leadership engagement are just a few best practices to cultivate a motivated and committed workforce.
Businesses investing in how to measure employee engagement are gaining a competitive talent advantage. That’s because motivated, committed employees are the lifeblood of an organization.
But measuring something as nebulous as employee engagement can be challenging. Researchers Dr. Mary Hayes and Jared Northrup note in the ADP Research Institute®’s (ADPRI) quarterly Today at Work report that “tracking an ethereal state of mind is difficult, to say the least, and an employee’s positive feelings about work can easily be blown off track by myriad forces large and small.”
