How Important Is Employee Motivation & Engagement To Your Business?

How important is EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION &A company's ability to manage employee engagement
ENGAGEMENT to your business?is closely linked to its ability to achievehigh
 A few companies have it...Everyone wantsperformance levels and translate it into profit. Engaged
it...Chances are your organisation is trying hard to get it...and motivated employees are more likely to stay with
What could it be??? High levels of Employeethe company longer, be a champion of the company
engagement and staff motivation. and offer increased contribution to the bottom line. So
There are few issues that human resources directorsemployee motivation and engagement is critical to any
and talent managers face today that are morebusiness that seeks to retain valued employees and
important than attracting, retaining and motivating goodincrease its level of performance. We already know
employees. Effective employee motivation andthat wages and benefits are important to employees,
retention can have a dramatic impact on a company.but direct compensation is only a part of the package
As employees grow so does your business along withrequired to keep the highly skilled, motivated and
potential profit - remember that people are yourexperienced workforce that a business needs to
business, its people thatdrive a business forwards so itsucceed. Of the many ways to engage staff; training,
pays to employ and appreciate good staff. One of thepersonal development, security, being appreciated,
most effective ways to fill your company with greatgoing on team building events, leadership development,
people is to keep the great ones around. Think of allconferences and incentives are commonly quoted by
the organisational knowledge, expertise, and know-howemployees as ingredients to emloyee motivation.
that quality staff bring to work each day. Engage and 
motivate these high quality human resources and youOrganising professional events including team building,
have a gold mine to tap in to. incentive programmes, communication events and
By ensuring employee motivation and engagement anddevelopment workshops for your employees will
keeping quality staff you can make savings throughimpact directly on your employees and business by
lower recruit costs which in turn can be ploughed backhelping to reduce costly issues such as absenteeism,
into staff training, development and employeestress, conflict and staff turnover, whilst increasing
motivation, further increasing engagement,employee engagement, ownership, motivation, trust,
performance and productivity. A company with 75loyalty and performance.
employees, average salary £45,000, can save a If you want to enjoy higher levels of employee
staggering £150,000 per year by lowering staffengagement and motivation, and the benefits that
turnover by 5%, in recruitment costs alone. That's acome with it, ask Leap Plc, a company specialising in
significant amount to invest in team building, employeedeveloping people, performance and productivity…..
motivation and looking after your people. Invest in yourFind out how improving Employee Motivation could
people and they will invest in your business!transform your business!