Employee engagement - unlocking productivity

Employee engagement is key to most organisations' productivity levels. While this seems common sense, many companies fail to develop strategies to improve employee engagement.

This is in part because most organisations do not seek to measure levels of employee engagement on a regular basis. People get used to their own environment and it can be very difficult for management and human resources teams to maintain the objectivity which allows them to realize when engagement levels drop. There is also a tendency for business leaders to believe that their employees are more engaged than is in fact the case as most employees find it difficult to raise concerns of this nature with their managers.

Over the last decade, a drive to streamline operations by implementing new IT systems has left many employees feeling disenfranchised and de-motivated. Many intelligent and potentially pro-active people are held back from making the most of their talents within the organisations they work for by such regimes.

How we can help you

We help our clients to increase their employees' levels of commitment by aligning the interests of their organisation and employees more effectively.

We take a holistic approach to employee engagement, focusing on core values and reward systems, and helping our clients develop and implement effective employee engagement strategies.

Nutmeg specializes in improving workplace culture and employee motivation.

Understanding the culture of an organisation is key to its effective operation and management. Healthy workplace cultures deliver increased employee motivation levels and improved working relationships, driving efficiencies and teamwork.

Traditionally businesses have relied primarily on promotion and financial reward systems. There are, however, seven other basic motivational factors which employees respond to such as learning opportunities and empowerment. Where an employee is more concerned about one or more of these other factors, simple financial rewards will have limited effect.

We help our clients to understand and develop their ethos, workplace culture and reward systems. Where appropriate, we then help them to develop their ethos and adopt approaches which lead to a healthier and more productive working environment. We achieve this through:

• organisation-wide cultural audits
• engagement strategy development
• employee engagement videos
• analysis and improvement of reward systems
• training managers in the principles of motivation
• internal communications advice
• ethos development with business leaders
• one-to-one coaching sessions.