Employee recognition and engagement platform Achievers has announced the launch of an employee experience platform to increase belonging at work.
“It’s never been more important to engage with your employees, yet with the world the way it is, it’s never been harder,” stated Jeff Cates, CEO and President of Achievers, at its annual user conference, ACE. In fact, just 21% of employees are very engaged, and almost half of people say they feel less connected to their company and colleagues compared to before the pandemic, confirmed Achievers Workforce Institute’s 2021 Engagement and Retention Report.
Another recent report on the Culture of Belonging at Work, also carried out by Achievers, found that employees with a strong sense of belonging feel a strong sense of connection; and are twice as likely to be engaged, productive, committed, enthusiastic, and resilient. Yet, more than a third of employees with a low sense of belonging say they have never received any formal recognition. The new platform aims to change that.
ENHANCING BELONGING & INCLUSION
The digital workplace means connecting with systems is far more prevalent than connecting with colleagues. HR programmes suffer from a similar fragmentation due to disparate systems for programmes like analytics and bottlenecks in administration. The new Achievers platform is designed to activate belonging at the same time as it delivers on the need for global, smart work experiences, said the company.
“The recognition and rewards space has evolved, and so have we,” said Cates. “We have the broadest employee experience platform in the industry from high frequency social recognition to continuous performance management and voice of the employee. Focusing on new and emerging problems, it’s about combining digital systems and workflows with behavioural science for a seamless experience. This is what our new platform is all about; it’s about making it easy to lean into the impact of recognition on inclusion and belonging.”
SUPPORTING INCLUSIVE INTERACTIONS
To cultivate belonging, the platform approach uses relevant, personalised, mobile-first experiences; as well as AI-driven content to activate employee participation. This in turn encourages employee belonging by building employee networks, helping employees feel seen and heard; and supporting inclusive interactions.
“This data-driven model of belonging provides powerful scaffolding to guide organisations through the complexities and priorities of building the employee experience in ways that activate an employee-powered culture,” highlighted Dr Natalie Baumgartner, Chief Workforce Scientist at Achievers. “Success in driving each of the five belonging factors predicts increased employee engagement, job satisfaction and mental health; while also decreasing fatigue and emotional exhaustion.”
BELONGING AT WORK
Did you know that just a quarter (26%) of global employees reported a strong sense of belonging in the workplace? Interestingly, more men reported a sense of belonging than women; in fact, one-third of men (31%) compared to just one in five (22%) for women. Click here to read more.
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