Happy employees are often forgotten or not even considered as a factor in measuring employee or company performance. However, engaged and happy employees play an important role in company performance.

According to research conducted at the University of Warwick, employee happiness can increase productivity by up to 12 percent, while unhappy employees have been shown to be 10 percent less productive. That's why it's so important to maintain employee happiness. One of the best ways to do this is by increasing employee engagement, well-being, and development.

How? Read on to learn the easy ways to increase employee engagement, wellbeing, and development according to Mindtera.

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Easy Ways to Improve Employee Engagement, Wellbeing, & Development

1. Improve engagement

Most strategies for improving engagement have the same goal, which is to help employees feel valued and emotionally connected to their work. Here are 3 approaches to improve engagement that you can adjust to fit your workplace culture:

• Give individual attention to employees

As an HR/Manager/Founder, you can proactively give attention to each of your members. You can start by ensuring their emotional state and well-being, and asking what they need.

• Listen and analyze feedback from employees

There's no better way to use employee feedback than to follow up on the feedback given. But make sure you have carefully considered how to respond to it to keep it in line with the company's values and culture.

• Build enjoyable and interesting interactions

The workplace doesn't always have to be about work. In fact, building enjoyable and interesting interactions outside of the professional sphere can be an effective way to improve communication in the company as a whole.

2. Improve well-being

Employee wellbeing is an overall picture of an individual's physical, mental, and emotional state in the workplace. Since they spend so much time in the role of 'employee' (an average of 8 hours a day), workplace wellbeing will have a huge impact, not only on the job, but also on the employee's overall life. Here are 2 approaches you can take to improve wellbeing:

• Identify potential burnout/stress triggers

A problem can't be solved if it's not understood. The first thing that can be done to improve wellbeing among employees is to show exactly how the company handles employees who are feeling burnout/stress or how to prevent it.

• Encourage employees to practice mindfulness in the workplace

One study found that mindfulness in the workplace can increase productivity by 120% and absenteeism drops by 85%. You can offer free subscriptions to employees for apps that focus on mindfulness, coaching and learning sessions on mindfulness in the office, or subsidize employees to attend mindfulness courses outside the workplace.

3. Improve development

Employee development is the process of enhancing the competencies and skills of existing employees and developing new skills to support organizational goals. Many studies show that increasing learning and development initiatives is one of the top focuses for HR/Managers today.

• Hyper-individualization

It's not enough to decide that your organization needs employee development, you also need to determine which areas specifically need to be developed. Without comprehensive understanding, you won't be able to develop an effective employee development plan. So, provide more customized training based on each individual's needs.

• Improve 7 key soft skills

In addition to hard skills, it's important to improve soft skills. Overall, it will help employees become more effective and ultimately lead to better business results.

1. Productivity Wellness

2. Mindfulness Activities

3. Conflict Management

4. Leadership Skills

5. Financial Independence

6. Organizational Skills

7. Stress Management

So, it's time to improve employee engagement, wellbeing, and development in your workplace. Mindtera is here to help you solve high employee turnover problems, low performance, and improve productivity with end-to-end solutions.