Day: April 15, 2019

3 Critical Ways To Engage Your Employees

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Employee Engagement
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An “engaged employee” is defined as one who is fully absorbed by and enthusiastic about their work and so takes positive action to further the organization’s reputation and interests. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Employee_engagement

As a manager, one of your responsibilities is to make your employees happy and to engage them in what they are doing. Here are some strategies that will help you do just that:

The company’s core values. What about the company’s core values? Do your employees know your company’s core values? If they don’t know the company’s core values, there will be problems. You cannot separate the company’s core values from that of your employees. It won’t work. The company’s core values and the employees’ core values should be same. It is who they are. If you want to build an engaged environment, you must make sure that your company’s and your employees’ core values are the same. As Thomas Aquinas once said, “The things we love tell us who we are.”

Culture. People love to be part of a positive culture. If you want to engage your employees, create a culture where people are free to be who they really are. Create a culture where people are free to speak out without fear of losing their job. Be transparent. When things are going well in the organization, tell your employees. When things are going bad in the organization, do the same (tell them what exactly is going on).

Communication. If you want your employees to be part of your organization, encourage transparency, encourage communication. Employees want to know what is going on inside the organization. If your employees know or find out that you are hoarding valuable information from them, they will not trust you and your organization.

If you want your employees to enjoy their work, encourage communication, create a positive culture, and let them know the company’s core values.

Want To Get Your Dream Job? Stop Doing These Four Things

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Job Interview
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If you want to get your dream job, stop doing these four things. They are:

Stop lying about your experiences and qualifications. If you want to get your dream job, the job that will meet all your needs, stop lying about your experiences, stop lying about your qualifications. To get your dream job, you have to be a honest person. If you have done something productive in the past, say it. If not, say why not. If you lie to get a job, you will lie to get out.

Stop presenting yourself as a perfect person. If you want to get your dream job, stop acting like a perfect person. No, you are not. Nobody is perfect. I am not perfect. You are not perfect. If you have messed up before, explain to the interviewer what happened, how you solved the issue, and what you learned from the situation. The interviewer will be happy with you than when he or she find out that you have lied to get the job. You will be fired the next day, if not the same day!

Stop giving vague answers. Stop giving vague and empty answers to the interviewer. The interviewer is not looking for vague answers, he or she is looking for real examples of what you done in the past, or what you will do if you find yourself in such a situation.

Stop procrastinating. Remember, the key to a successful interview is preparation. So instead of wasting your time on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, use the time to prepare for your interview. Procrastination is the key to failure in life. If you want to get your dream job, stop procrastinating. Start doing the right things that will get you to the next level. You can do it. Go do it!