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Part II - From ME to WE – What Employees Want

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From me, we now move to the ‘Our factors of the spectrum. It starts with responsibility.  Employees today, are ready to take on additional responsibilities that give them an opportunity to accelerate their progress. They look for a chance to innovate and make the difference. Employers need to foster innovation through employee brainstorming sessions that allow the staff to work with new people and generate fresh ideas. Not long ago, Google announced its 20% creative time policy, which encourages employees to work on any innovative idea they have that are company-related during 20% of their work hours. When Transasia wanted to introduce its caller tune, it ran a contest for its employees to conceptualize a jingle that can be a true identity of the company. After all, who would know the company better than its employees? A company too has certain responsibilities towards its employees, providing a good health insurance is one of them. Infact, it is the most top-rated benef

From ME to WE – What Employees Want

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While most companies aspire to be one among the ‘Greatest Places to Work’, they often misinterpret monetary benefits as the carrot to attract the best talent. Through this two series write-up let’s explore some of the other more promising aspects that make employees want to work for an organization. I have often heard employees say, “This is my dream job” or “ABC is my dream company”, making me wonder what is it that gives an employee that level of satisfaction? Is it the reputation of the company and its stakeholders or what it offers the employees? While each one might have a different reasoning, one underlying fact is that a successful business is the one which is high on the customer as well as employee satisfaction. So while organizations implement various business development strategies to win over customer loyalty, equal emphasis is laid on winning over employee  engagement. Developing an emotional connect with the employees too impacts professional relationships. Henc