A Gallup Poll conducted last year gives credence to what many successful companies have known for years--engaged, involved workers impact a business' bottom line in a positive manner.
In 2012, Gallup looked at 49,928 businesses or work units and about 1.4 million employees in 49 industries in 34 countries. It found that "employee engagement is an important competitive differentiator for organizations" (Gallop Poll results: http://bit.ly/ZlPFPl).
Gallup's findings are the same across the board no matter what type of business and should serve as a reminder that employee well being is critical to company success, says Dr. Noelle Nelson, a career and workplace expert and author of "Make More Money By Making Your Employees Happy."
Gallup also found, in a separate study (http://bit.ly/Zwth1I), that regardless of the number of hours worked, weeks of vacation time or a company's flextime policy, engaged workers have a higher overall level of well being. Unengaged workers, even when given six or more weeks of vacation a year, still did not reach the same levels of well being of highly engaged workers. Well being translates directly into higher performance and productivity.
“Despite a continuing tough job market, a majority of employees claim to be getting approaches from other companies,” said Monika Morrow, Senior Vice President of Career Management at Right Management. According to the findings, 64% of survey participants said they were approached either directly or indirectly about a possible job offer over the past 12 months. Only 36% said they had not.
The latest findings are consistent with other Right Management workplace polls, noted Morrow. “Late last year a great majority of workers told us they were going to look for a new job in 2013, and more recently a similar majority admitted to cruising Internet job boards during work hours. So I think that’s the trend – that a lot of people are dissatisfied or bored with their current position.”
For what employers must do to keep and recruit employees, read "Turning Heads."
Sources: Noelle C. Nelson: Make More Money by Making Your Employees Happy