Emotional connect is a pre-requisite to an engaged workforce, ETHRWorld

The digital world has forever changed the makeup of the workplace. Technology is allowing us to optimize, scale and streamline processes making way for business efficiencies. These advancements while necessary for progress, pose a risk for businesses where people interactions are becoming largely transactional.

In this digital age, we are increasingly becoming remote or hybrid and therefore a people-first attitude, where relationships and personal touch take precedence is important in keeping employees engaged to the workplace. It’s also extremely critical to create a culture where people are aligned to purpose and are engaged meaningfully to the organization where they feel valued and cared for.

A study by Dale Carnegie and Associates shows that effective leadership plays a vital role in making people feel engaged. Employees value their relationship with immediate manager, belief in senior leadership, purpose and direction of the company and feeling confident, hopeful as well as safe and a workplace that can enable these factors for them show higher employee engagement. In fact, workplaces where leaders trust employees and give them more control over their work reported 74% less stress, 50% higher productivity, 76% more engagement, 40% less burnout and 106% more energy at work.

So how can you replicate a similar success at your workplace? Here are some tips that can help:

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