It’s Valentine’s Day – are your people engaged?

There will be six million proposals worldwide on Valentine’s Day – I wonder how many of them will turn into ‘engagements’? It’s ironic that we also use the term ‘engaged’ for employees who are enthusiastic and driven to achieve.

A study by the American Psychological Association (APA) reported how feeling valued can impact employee performance:

• Staff who feel ‘valued’ by their employer are significantly more motivated to do their very best (93 percent vs. 33 percent)
• They are more likely to recommend their workplace to others (85 percent vs. 19 percent)
• Employees who don’t feel valued are more likely to seek new employment within 12 months (50 percent vs. 21 percent).

More than nine out of 10 employees who feel valued are engaged and show improved productivity. With the UK showing the biggest productivity gap among the G7 economies, maybe it’s employers who should be down on one knee today!

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