We highlight engagement and connection as an influence on employee retention and company growth. For remote and distributed teams especially, engagement and connection are oxygen, ‘glue-ing’ teams together.
Let’s start with the dynamics of remote work. You are working alone with little interaction with colleagues. This can heighten the feelings of isolation especially if you are used to in-person interactions. It can also make it difficult to build relationships with your colleagues, especially if communication is unclear. These things trigger feelings of disconnectedness, leading to work not motivating and engaging you.
On a related note, people want to feel involved at work. Anything contrary to this leads them to leave, increasing employee turnover. A major mistake companies make, especially regarding remote work, is that its leadership does not effectively and consistently communicate the strategic direction. When this happens, employees can feel disconnected from the company’s or team's mission, purpose or goals.
Lastly, if employees cannot share their opinions or provide feedback, they feel silenced and unvalued. Even worse, they feel that there will be no change in the near future.
These problems, and others, contribute to the disconnect and lack of motivation employees feel at work. Here’s a hack to keep your team connected and engaged with remote work:
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With OnCulture,
Employees take individual and group courses that enable them to align with their companies' purposes, missions, and value-influenced behaviours using the OnCulture framework.
Employees interact with their colleagues periodically with our peer one-on-one feature.
Employees share suggestions and feedback to be actioned by the company.
Employees connect and unite around shared goals, interests, activities, and lots more.With these features, teams get to:
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Leading to happier, connected and more productive teams.
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