5 Meaningful Ways to Connect with Your Employees

Employee engagement does not solve all problems, but it may determine the success of your business. According to Gallup, a company with 10,000 employees with an average salary of $50,000 per person loses $60.3 million yearly because of disengaged employees.

On the other hand, businesses that have higher employee engagement experience a higher ROI including double the productivity and significantly lower turnover.

If you want your employees to care about your company, they should also feel that you care about them. And to do that, you should genuinely connect with them. Connected employees are engaged employees, and that means a lot to your business in the long run.

Here are 5 meaningful ways to connect with your employees:

1. Listen to your people.

Make sure they feel that you value what your employees have to say and how they feel. Creating a working environment that is conducive for employees to ask questions and share ideas will show your people that you’re there to support them. Other than performance reviews, find time regularly where they can talk to you one-on-one. This could look like a weekly, bi-weekly or monthly touch base meeting.