Programs and trends that improve employee motivation and retention

This article was written and published in Spanish and has been translated into English via Google Translate. Click here to read the original article.

Job motivation has become a key factor to work for business leaders, especially due to the effects of doing so on productive company results and the increase in the capacity that the organization records when it comes to attracting and retaining the best professionals. But what trends are allowing companies to incentivize their workforce?

The results of a recent study carried out by Hays concluded that the lack of work motivation - which is present in 4 of 10 employees currently - is the main reason to want a change in their career. In fact, 92% of the respondents claimed to have rejected some offer of employment for different reasons, the first of them receiving a salary lower than expectations (47%) and, after him, working conditions (36%).

Also, in the report 'What Workers Want', it is revealed that the first cause of discontent of professionals is professional growth (45%), followed by the search for a more interesting challenge (36%), improve economically (38%), dissatisfaction with the company (36%), or disagreement with their philosophy (27%). For this reason, experts from Sodexo, an expert in quality of life services, have announced in an article, the four trends that are allowing companies to increase the motivation of their professionals, thus preventing them from feeling frustrated and limiting their Leakage intention to the minimum.

Starting 'implacement' programs

According to Sodexo, through these programs, personnel selection techniques are used internally to "analyze the abilities of talented employees and their adaptation to other positions or new responsibilities within the company itself". In this way, "employees feel that the company cares about their professional development", while the organization ensures that it keeps the best professionals in its workforce and "covers their talent needs with trusted people".

Use of gamification in HR

Applying the techniques and mechanics of the game in the processes of selection or training and in relationships with colleagues allows, in addition to highlighting the most positive side of the tasks, awakening the competitive spirit of the staff, reinforcing the team feeling and improving the climate work while achieving the achievements and overcome the challenges proposed by the company. In fact, according to Sodexo, "it is one of the most used tools to approach the new generations of workers".

Generate a better workflow dynami of 'Work flow'

Given that work for a lifetime has practically ceased to exist and taking into account that 90% of millennials expect to stay in their current job for less than three years, according to the 'Future Workplace' study, experts highlight the importance of provide workers "a rich work experience and an environment in which to grow and develop a varied professional career, including in different business functions". In fact, from Sodexo they insist that this is where, once again, implacement programs play an important role, complemented by training, promotion and promotion initiatives.

Bet on 'snack learning'

The motivation is also key when it comes to successfully overcome the training that the company puts at the disposal of its professionals. In this sense, Sodexo points out that "current professionals are already accustomed to multimedia formats and to consume short contents" and hence the rise of so-called 'online pills' that, as tutorials, provide key content. "This system - where gamification is also important - allows employees to configure the contents they want to learn themselves, so their involvement is greater and learning performance multiplies," he concludes.

This article was written and published in Spanish and has been translated into English via Google Translate. Click here to read the original article.

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