Employee Engagement Friday Factoid #7: High Performance Companies

Zinger Friday Factoid #7: Becoming a High Performance Company

High performing companies demonstrate the value they place on their people by

• being open and honest in communications (65 per cent favorable, +10 over the general industry norm)
• showing concern for employees’ health and safety (80 per cent, +5).
• taking employee interests into account when making decisions (66 per cent, +11)
• informing employees of reasons behind decisions that affect them (61 per cent, +11).

From the Hay Group High Performing White Paper 2012.

Commentary

To foster high performance and strong engagement the pathway resides in open and honest communication, concern for employee health and safety, factoring in employee interests when making decision and letting employees know the reasons behind decisions that affect them.

David Zinger is a global employee engagement expert who uses the Pyramid of Employee Engagement to help organizations and individuals achieve full engagement.