Employee engagement is beneficial for companies of all sizes and industries. Unfortunately most Dallas TX Human Resources departments have difficulty implementing an effective plan since it has to be tailored to fit all the company’s nuances such as their culture and employees. Follow these 5 steps to increase employee engagement in your Dallas TX workplace.

Involve Employees in the Mission
Make sure the employees are aware of the company’s long and short-term goals and how they will affect the daily workplace. Employees who are aware of the “big picture” are more likely to work harder as their involvement becomes more meaningful. Developing a context for each employee’s workload will help them engage more meaningfully with their projects.

Promote Teamwork
Invest in fostering a sense of camaraderie. Developing a team-based work environment where employees regularly collaborate will allow social bonds to develop between coworkers. This in turn will improve your workforce by boosting team performance and employee engagement.

Reward Employees
Motivate employees to go above and beyond what is generally expected of them by recognizing and rewarding those who do. While there is no “one size fits all” strategy to this task, it should be simple to implement if it is genuine and heartfelt. Whether through monetary gifts or simple acts of gratitude and recognition, rewards are a great way to incentivize your workforce.

Provide Opportunities to Grow
Offering learning and growth opportunities for your employees can be a great way to foster employee engagement while also strengthening their skills and abilities. Additionally, it can have long term beneficial effects for your business as your workforce becomes more educated and skilled.

Promote Communication
Establish and maintain a two-way conversation with your employees. While sharing ideas such as high-level company plans can keep employees involved, it is also important to gather feedback from them as well.  Employees whose opinions are taken into consideration often feel valued and consequently become more engaged.

Although larger Dallas TX companies might boast about their official perks and benefits, these aren’t always a guaranteed solution to employee engagement. Simple steps like personal recognition and honest discussion can help smaller companies with fewer resources for their Human Resources teams remain competitive in the marketplace.

About HumCap
HumCap is a Human Resources fractional outsourcing and Recruiting agency. Located in Dallas TX, our team of professional HR generalists have a wide range of expertise and can help companies of all sizes with their Human Resources issues. If you manage a small to mid-size business that requires assistance increasing the level of employee engagement or with any other Human Resources issue, contact us for more information!

Most business owners only see safety and risk management as a concern for human resources departments in industrial and manufacturing environments. Unfortunately, safety awareness can have far-reaching effects in all work environments – including offices, where illness and injury account for lost days and reduced productivity. Additionally many Dallas TX businesses with insufficient human resources personnel and resources find themselves non-complaint and liable in regards to OSHA regulations.

Among the few companies which do take precautions and create reward programs to foster a safer workplace, most unfortunately incentivize the wrong actions. Rewards to the team for reaching “no safety incidents” milestones often cause managers and other employees to ignore safety incidents rather than report them.

Follow these 4 tips to learn how to setup and promote a safer workplace in your Dallas TX business.

Identify core principles to guide workplace safety program
Begin by determining the most important human resources values that you seek to motivate within the workforce. This step can help define the details of your safety program and the behaviors that will be ultimately rewarded.

Develop a strategic recognition program
Based on the chosen principles, create a comprehensive recognition program that rewards behaviors which fosters a safety-focused work environment. The goal is to target behaviors that proactively promote a culture of safety.

Communicate the new processes and train employees
Share the new safety strategy with your Dallas TX human resources team and other employees and reinforce the plan throughout the first few weeks. A few methods you can use to remind the workforce of the safety plans are signs in high-traffic areas, reviews by direct managers and regularly rewarding good behavior. The goal is to emphasize and foster constructive behaviors instead of just incidence avoidance.

Maintain interest by regularly sharing stories of employee contributions
Keep up a two-way conversation throughout the implementation process by gathering feedback about what works and doesn’t work. With the information, you will be able to tailor the program to fit the specific needs of your company. By gathering safety information, you will also be able to recognize more involved members of your company and reward them for aiding the implementation process.

For additional assistance, Dallas TX Human Resources outsourcing firms like HumCap can take care of the entire setup, customization and implementation process of a safety risk program at your company. With a team of human resources experts, HumCap offers fractional assistance to companies lacking the HR personnel necessary to help them stay compliant with legal obligations – including their safety and risk needs.

Contact us for more information regarding our services!