How can you as an employer, make staff feel valued?

As an employer, it should be obvious that making employees feel valued and appreciated works wonders for improving productivity. However, it’s not always a simple thing to achieve. This blog will hopefully point you in the right direction!

Communication

A recurring theme in our life lift blogs is communication. It’s one of the most important factors in making employees feel valued. You must talk to employees about how valuable their role is and give good feedback when possible to increase staff morale and job satisfaction.

Thoughtful care packages / Gifts

It seems like an easy win to give staff some kind of corporate care package. However, blindly giving staff a pen and a notepad can often come across as a way of feigning interest in staff wellbeing. Our curated care packages contain some more thoughtful items that will make employees feel valued. We think our focus on wellbeing allows an extra level of thoughtfulness that staff is sure to appreciate. Why not check out our 'Corporate Gift Guide' for some ideas of what you can put in a care package!

Celebrate Career milestones

It’s key to focus on staff as individuals to show that they’re valued. Make sure that loyal staff developing a career within your company are shown to be appreciated. Not just through appreciating their years working at the company but also by increasing responsibility and celebrating their value as an individual as they develop more skills and a deeper understanding of the way things work specifically at your company.

Ask for Employee feedback

You should ask employees for feedback on how things are managed, this shows that every voice within the company matters and that opinions are valued. Therefore it's crucial to remember to enact any suggestions that could be beneficial. An employee seeing a physical change to how things are run through an observation they’ve made is sure to boost morale.

Be specific

Vague feedback and praise can often be received in a negative way. A good way to make employees feel better respected and valued is to be specific with your feedback. Tell them what they did well in particular or even what they could improve on in a friendly way. That real appreciation and interest in the work they do will surely increase feelings of value among the workforce.

Why is it so important?

According to octanner.com, staff feeling valued improves employee engagement, boosts productivity, and strengthens company culture drastically. Making staff feel valued is a great foundation for a productive and satisfied workforce. Check out our blog on how you can improve productivity through improving employee well-being, for a more in-depth look at one of the benefits of making employees feel valued.

https://www.octanner.com/uk/insights/articles/2019/10/3/feeling-valued-at-work.html