Human Resources Capacity and Strategic Engagement

Name: Human Resources Capacity and Strategic Engagement
Author: Dari DeSousa

Employee engagement is determined by how connected your employees are to their work. The more connected they are, the more engaged they will be. This course…

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Here we'll explore employee engagement. How do you use diversity and inclusion to engage your employees, and how to align employee engagement with company goals. Employee engagement is determined by how connected your employees are to their work. The more connected they are, the more engaged they'll be. According to Forbes Magazine, studies show that higher engagement results in more satisfied employees. This trickles down to improve team dynamics, increased productivity, better customer service, higher sales, unsolicited positive comments on social media and less turnover. Highly engaged teams can also generate better financial results, but the reverse is also true. Disengaged employees tend to be unhappy, less likely to show up for work, less productive and disruptive to a company's goals. Teams lacking in diversity can also lack variety, in terms of ideas and creativity. If everyone has a same experience, schooling or background, then there probably won't be a rich pool of ideas for projects, growth or new business opportunities. You can measure your company's diversity and inclusion or DNI, by analyzing your staff by gender, age and race. Look at different categories such as promotions, executive roles, supervisory roles, assignments to committees or special projects, ranked by salary and performance ratings. Looking at this data through the lens of gender, race and age can help you identify the level of inclusion and diversity in your organization. If you find gaps in multiple categories, engage senior leadership and dialogue, presenting ideas to increase diversity and inclusion at all levels of the organization. A few ideas to consider are, targeted development for diverse, high potential team members. DNI training for all levels of the organization, starting with management and supervisory levels. Culture appreciation days organized by an infinity group or other employee run committee. DNI speakers at a company conference or webinar, and work style or personality assessments to better understand, appreciate and embrace different work styles. You can also tie diversity and inclusion goals to leadership performance goals, or bonus goals. Diverse teams foster engagement with your employees. If a line level team of employees of various genders, ages and races see leadership levels or specialized groups that don't represent them, it can discourage and disengage them.

Intermediate Provider : Dari DeSousa 2 Lessons · 4m in Arabic, German, English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese

Course Description

Employee engagement is determined by how connected your employees are to their work. The more connected they are, the more engaged they will be. This course covers several methods of improving engagement, such as how to use diversity and inclusion to engage your employees, as well as how to align employee engagement with company goals.

What You'll Learn

Identify the level of inclusion and diversity in your organization
Apply inclusion and diversity to engage employees
Align employee engagement with company strategic goals
Oversee and align overall strategic goals
Reinforce engagement objectives within your team

Key Takeaways

Employee engagement is determined by how connected employees are to their work, and more connected employees are more engaged.
Diversity and inclusion can be used as methods to improve employee engagement.
Aligning employee engagement with company goals supports stronger overall engagement.
Reinforcing objectives helps sustain employee engagement efforts.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this course cover?

It covers methods of improving employee engagement, including using diversity and inclusion to engage employees and aligning employee engagement with company goals.

What will I learn to do in this course?

You will learn to identify the level of inclusion and diversity in your organization, understand how to oversee and align overall strategic goals, and know how to reinforce objectives.

What lessons are included?

The course includes two lessons: Using Inclusion and Diversity to Engage, and Aligning Engagement with Strategic Goals.

How does the course define employee engagement?

The course explains that employee engagement is determined by how connected employees are to their work, with more connected employees being more engaged.