Two key characteristics of Employers-of-CHOICE  

 

Research suggests that employers who enjoy superior employee engagement generally share two key characteristics.

 

        1.   The culture reflects core values 

Arie de Geus' seminal study for Royal Dutch Shell in the 1990's (reported in The Living Company) showed that a values-based culture is critical to organisational success and longevity. 

Companies that honour values which chime with innate human motivators are rewarded by engaged employees and superior performance.

Three lines of research, neuroscience, genetics and occupational psychology, reveal Six Human Givens that are timeless and universal. Cultures that reflect these innate values send a message to employees: 'we care about you.'

 

      2.    Managers foster an engaging workplace climate                  

Achieving and sustaining high levels of employee engagement means accepting a critical reality -


          the relationship between the individual and their  
      immediate line manager is pivotal to engagement


Virtually everything else is subordinate to this one key factor. As is often quoted, people join companies, they leave managers.