Employee Satisfaction begins with the Leader: Employee Involvement

Posted on March 12th, 2018

Employee Involvement

Employees have ideas! They want to make a positive difference and further improve the way they work. They want to accomplish more, be more efficient and productive.  Leader must listen and get employees involved in both formal and informal fashions. They know their customers, their product and their commitment to excellence so the Leader must pay attention and respect employees’ input. The most effective ways to get employees involved are:

1. By monthly rounding with a few employees in a formal manner
2. Responding to their ideas in a formal manner within a reasonable time
3. When planning a major change or introducing a new concept
4. Before making any changes to an existing process or product
5. Invite some employees in brainstorming on problem resolutions
6. By challenging them for further creativity and innovation in the department
7. Keeping the door open for one on one meetings to listen to their thoughts

Khalid Shiekh

Consultant – Food and Nutrition Services

February 28, 2018