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Companies traditionally use face-to-face activities and personal interactions to boost employee engagement in the workplace. But with the major shift that most companies have undergone during the last year or so, relying more on remote or work-from-home employees, conventional engagement strategies will no longer work. Companies and organizations now need to learn how to keep employees engaged while working from home
By having chat rooms or message groups where everyone can sit back and enjoy the virtual company of their peers without having to talk about work, you can really engage virtual employees. This will make them feel like they are indeed part of the team even if they are not physically present.
Video conferencing tools, in particular, are very useful for keeping remote employees engaged. Regular Zoom meetings where teammates actually see each other’s faces can boost everyone’s spirits considerably and make for higher work productivity.
Online team-building challenges are a great way to keep everybody in a lively, competitive and cooperative mood during the workweek. As with regular team-building sessions, you can divide up your employees into several groups, each consisting of a combination of remote and in-office employees. You can play puzzles, trivia, and other games that will make everyone think outside the box.
Remote workers tend to put in more hours than their in-office counterparts, but they often don’t feel part of the team. One solution is to make employee recognition a priority.
Leverage an online recognition platform to give every employee the ability to view, comment on, and give recognition in real-time. Our research found that employee recognition is a top driver for employee engagement.
Regular recognition from peers and managers helps employees feel connected, appreciated, and valued.
One of the best things about remote work is the flexibility it offers employees. While you may need to have set times around team meetings and collaborative sessions, give your employees autonomy around when and how they work the rest of the time.
Trust them to get the job done. Building trust between employees and managers is crucial for employee engagement and satisfaction. Plus, flexibility means employees can develop a working cycle that works best for them, creating a healthier work-life balance.
