EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT

Employee Engagement



Employee Engagement

Introduction

Strategic human resource management is a combination of systematic processes and procedures relating to implementing effective human resource strategies. A very important activity involved in strategic human resource management is the formulation and execution of strategies that enable to exp-lore the competencies of the human force to achieve the core objectives of the organization. A great deal of commitment is required for implementing effective human resource strategies in accordance with the organization's mission and core objectives of existence (Beardwell, 2010, pp. 84). The core objective of the human resource management of an organization is to manage the employees of the organization with the help of useful strategies to work accordingly to achieve the organization's objectives. The core purpose of this paper will be to focus on the claim found in the MacLeod Report (2009) that engagement strategies are desirable for employees and organizations. The paper will be focused on discussing an important aspect of strategic human resource management by answering some important questions. The questions that will be considered are mentioned as follows.

How does MacLeod (2009) define employee engagement?

What do you think employee engagement (importance) is?

Why do organizations think it is important to engage their people?

How do organizations try to engage their people? (Draw upon the MacLeod report for case study examples)

What are the barriers to the success of engagement strategies?

What are the implications of engagement strategies for organizations and employees?

What does this suggest about the desirability of engagement for organizations and employees?

These are the questions that will be answered in the following discussion and a proper understanding about the claim that engagement strategies are desirable for organizations and employees will also be presented as follows.

Employee Engagement According to MacLeod

It is very important to know that there is no agreed definition of employee engagement to date. According to the report of MacLeod, employee engagement is referred to an approach within an organization that ensures that the employees of the organization are motivated and connected to the values and goals of their organization. It has also been noted that employee engagement is seen as the motivation of employees for achieving the aims and objectives of the organization, along with enhancing their own well being. According to the report of MacLeod, it has been identified that employee engagement is the best strategy that could contribute towards the achievement of an organization's objectives (Macleod, 2009, pp. 52). It has also been noted that if the communication between the employees and the employer are carried and managed effectively, then the organization's objectives could be efficiently and effectively achieved.

Employee engagement is considered to be the best workplace approach for achieving organization's objective effectively in MacLeod's report. It is also presented in the report that organization's give their best performance when the employees of the organization work to their full potential to ensure the organization's operational success. Employee engagement enables employees to feel heard and involved in important activities and decisions of the ...