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                How to Improve Employee Satisfaction

1. Give Greater Autonomy

Studies have found that autonomy is vitally important to an employee’s satisfaction. Nobody wants to feel like they’re just a cog in a machine. But, if employees have no say over what they’re doing, then that’s just what they’ll feel like. You don’t have to grant total freedom to your staff, but could you allow them to work from home a couple of days a week. Or, allow them to choose their working hours? There are a variety of tools available out there to facilitate remote working from video conferencing to team chat apps.

So if productivity and communication is what’s holding you back – don’t fear. A study done by the University of Birmingham found that employees who have higher levels of autonomy at work reported a greater sense of well being and job satisfaction. They also found that gender plays a part in how different types of autonomy affects people in different ways. While women enjoy flexibility in the timing and location of work, men like autonomy in pace of work and job task and order. 

2. Avoid Micromanagement

If you’ve hired someone to do something, then you should let them get on with it. All too often, employers try to control too many aspects of an employee’s work. A micromanagement approach isn’t just annoying for employees. It actively harms the organization, too. If you’ve hired correctly, then they are more than capable of completing the assigned task. But, they must be allowed to get on with it. If you’re always telling employees how to do their job, you may create an atmosphere of mistrust. Nobody likes it when their boss constantly appears over their shoulder telling them what to do. If that’s not bad enough, you also condition your team to be needy and rely heavily on your direction by denying them the independence to work.

3. Provide a Pleasant Workspace

Our surroundings have a huge impact on our overall well being and being in a pleasant environment helps to make people feel positive, energized and motivated. Even with all the will in the world, if your staff is working in dark, dingy, and all-around uninspiring workspaces, then there’ll be no great surprise if they’re not as happy as they could be.

If, on the other hand, they’re working in a bright, clean, and spacious office, then they’ll much prefer coming to the office. Make sure you have nice décor such as featuring light and cheery colors to have an inspirational workspace. Make sure to not stinger when it comes to buying desk chairs, buying good quality ones will allow your employees to feel more comfortable while reducing the risk of workplace strain or injury.

4. Invest in Your Staff

The more you invest in your staff, the more likely it is that they’ll stick around. Employees look for more than financial remuneration (though that is, of course, also an important factor). They want to feel like they’re growing in their career and that the company they’re working for cares about their development. An excellent way to show this is to pay for your team’s on-going training and education. This will benefit your employees, but also your business. After all, it’ll be your company that reaps the benefits of their training. 

5. Priorities Company Culture 

Company culture is the backbone of a positive company culture — and the research proves it. A survey from Glassdoor found that when it comes to job satisfaction, 58% of employees and job seekers said that company culture is more important than salary. So while you can conduct as many employee satisfaction surveys as you please, combining them with improving company culture is a sure way to boost productivity and create better business outcomes. 

Having an organizational mission, vision and values is important to unite employees and help foster a sense of purpose in their work. While having a shared goal lets employees feel like they are making a difference and contributing to the company. If you aren’t fostering a positive workplace culture and your employees aren’t banded together under a common vision, they are going to find it difficult to see the value in their work and may lack motivation.


Reference 

www.youtube.com. (n.d.). What’s the Difference Between Employee Satisfaction and Employee Engagement. [online] Available at: https://youtu.be/HRwTnFO43zw [Accessed 21 May 2021].

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