{"id":619,"date":"2025-09-03T00:19:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T00:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8080\/?p=619"},"modified":"2025-10-02T11:41:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T11:41:28","slug":"619-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/619-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Keep them engaged! &#8211; A guide to Employees&#8217; Engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\" style=\"min-height:430px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-625 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image1-3.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-90 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#8f13b0\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding 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class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/students\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Students<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image1-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image1-3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image1-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image1-3-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Keep them engaged! &#8211; A guide to Employees&#8217; Engagement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/category\/sme\/\" rel=\"tag\">SME<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag is-style-post-terms-1 is-style-post-terms-1--3 wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/tag\/development\/\" rel=\"tag\">development<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/tag\/engagement\/\" rel=\"tag\">Engagement<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/tag\/millenials\/\" rel=\"tag\">Millenials<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Employers support career development of employees by implementing traditional organizational career management practices and more recent career co-creation approaches that acknowledge self-directedness and boundarylessness of contemporary careers. The latter are particularly suitable for highly mobile talents, who contribute disproportionally to organizational success. In this toolkit, we&#8217;ll explore some co-creation approaches for talents.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3c46939c wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">About<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover page-nav-2\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-622 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image2-3.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-contrast-background-color has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">Keep them engaged! &#8211; A guide to Employees&#8217; Engagement<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover page-nav-3\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-625 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image1-3.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-contrast-background-color has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">How<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Toolkit Contents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover page-nav-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-84 size-large\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ToolkitExpert-768x1024.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ToolkitExpert-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ToolkitExpert-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ToolkitExpert.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-contrast-background-color has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">Experts Advice<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover page-nav-4 has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b250d795c34cd91e0b7f1eb360fd2b56\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-86 size-large\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ToolkitLinks-768x1024.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ToolkitLinks-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ToolkitLinks-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ToolkitLinks.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-contrast-background-color has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">External Links &amp; Further Reading<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover page-nav-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-83 size-large\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ToolkitCoachingFAQs-576x1024.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ToolkitCoachingFAQs-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ToolkitCoachingFAQs-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ToolkitCoachingFAQs-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ToolkitCoachingFAQs-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ToolkitCoachingFAQs.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-contrast-background-color has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">Coaching  FAQs<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Templates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9edc1f41881063d579e06c929308d620\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-625 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image1-3.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#7600c4\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>pdf<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-large-font-size\">BetterTeam&#8217;s Employee Enagement Survey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Are employees committed to the job and willing to go &#8220;above and beyond&#8221; 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class=\"wp-block-heading\">Basics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Employees\u2019 engagement as their commitment to organization in a way to be willing to go above and beyond formal job requirements, is of vital importance in times of fast changing environment. While engaged employees contribute more in terms of organizational productivity, actively disengaged employees undermine companies\u2019 success.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3c46939c wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Engagement Basics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>All companies require and expect employees\u2019 cooperation. However, engagement goes beyond cooperation: engaged employees are those that are willing to go above and beyond formal job requirements. Engagement is essential in competitive rapid changing environments in which margins are pressured and productivity is critical, and is associated with \u2018\u2018feelings of persistence, vigor, energy, dedication, absorption, enthusiasm, alertness, and pride\u2019\u2019 on the part of employees (Masson, Royal, Agnew &amp; Fine, 2008).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Namely, in the fast-changing environments it becomes more dif\ufb01cult to precisely specify roles and responsibilities across a diverse set of jobs: the proactive direction of employee\u2019s initiative in ways that are consistent with organizational objectives is therefore crucial (Masson, Royal, Agnew &amp; Fine, 2008). Engaged employees consequently tend to be more productive and maintain a higher commitment level leading to the higher customer satisfaction (Mehta &amp; Mehta, 2013).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, Masson, Royal, Agnew &amp; Fine (2008) note millennials especially are increasingly cobbling together careers that involve a series of moves across traditional organizational boundaries, looking for environments where they can be engaged and feel that they are contributing in a positive way to something larger than themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Millennials have a reputation for not being attached to organization, for being \u201cjob hoppers\u201d. But Gallup (2016) points out that 55% of this group is in fact just not engaged at work: they are &#8220;checked out&#8221; and not passionate at their jobs. Adkins (2016) claims millennials are searching for a job that feels worthwhile and they will keep looking until they find it.&nbsp;Actually, they don&#8217;t want to switch jobs, they are just searching for a compelling reason to stay: millennial workers want to be emotionally and behaviourally connected to the job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So why does millennial worker\u2019s engagement matter?&nbsp;Because the competitive strength of a company depends on what millennials, which now represent 50% of the global workforce (PwC, 2011), can accomplish. If millennial workers are not engaged, companies\u2019 profitability, productivity and innovation suffer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image3-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-623\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignwide\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-635 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image5-2.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-contrast-background-color has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Does employee engagement matter?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-large-font-size\">(Dis)engaged employee behaviour and company\u2019s performance<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-6617eca3-e3c7-4d1d-a039-1c1ff07ca2e0\" href=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/EngagementMatterInfographic.pdf\">EngagementMatterInfographic<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/EngagementMatterInfographic.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-6617eca3-e3c7-4d1d-a039-1c1ff07ca2e0\">Download Infographic<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Videos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Why employee engagement matters\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dSfDROxCuxI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Additional Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-custom-off-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fb90a72e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-89653d9047a467141b514e1bcb77e134\" style=\"color:#8f13b0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/1099-050X(200024)39:4%3C347::AID-HRM6%3E3.0.CO;2-C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gallup.com\/workplace\/238079\/state-global-workplace-2017.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">State of the global workplace: Employee engagement insights for business leaders<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c075c2f2a72650453909c8ee18f7db89\" style=\"color:#444444\">Gallup (2017)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-custom-off-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fb90a72e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b9006c72a77ea6b9b2acdbfe14b10f9f\" style=\"color:#8f13b0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.hrmr.2018.08.001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1111\/j.1754-9434.2007.00009.x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Leveraging employee engagement: The practical implications<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-20c80b19ae652efed7594c4fde5fd213\" style=\"color:#444444\">Masson, R. C., Royal, M. A., Agnew, T. G., &amp; Fine, S. (2008)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-custom-off-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fb90a72e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0856f52cd90d31bd14ae00ba19a61b18\" style=\"color:#8f13b0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.hrmr.2018.08.001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.hrmr.2013.05.002\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/management.ase.ro\/reveconomia\/2013-2\/1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Employee engagement: A literature review<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e3a7bff6a48b60d62e33ed2566804733\" style=\"color:#444444\">Mehta, D., &amp; Mehta, N. K. (2013)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-custom-off-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fb90a72e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-393d2d72d134366a56e737784fb3796e\" style=\"color:#8f13b0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.hrmr.2018.08.001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.hrmr.2013.05.002\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theallianceframework.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcommons.uri.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1018&amp;context=education_facpubs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How Businesses Can Cultivate Engaged, Committed Employees<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8c94c1ccc38126c45defde50343e82c0\" style=\"color:#444444\">White Ellis, C., &amp; Peno, K. (2017)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-custom-off-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fb90a72e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d6c4d1dc06273a6c53b5ecb7ca095fcc\" style=\"color:#8f13b0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.hrmr.2018.08.001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.hrmr.2013.05.002\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theallianceframework.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2010-08-13\/the-role-of-employee-engagement-in-the-return-to-growth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwc.com\/co\/es\/publicaciones\/assets\/millennials-at-work.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/iveybusinessjournal.com\/publication\/the-millennials-a-new-generation-of-employees-a-new-set-of-engagement-policies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Millennials: A new generation of employees, a new set of engagement policies<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4440772d75e3940347ce78e730bb49a0\" style=\"color:#444444\">Gilbert J. (2011)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-custom-off-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fb90a72e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-589da4a73dfcef6202fbf4ed0722f79c\" style=\"color:#8f13b0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.hrmr.2018.08.001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.hrmr.2013.05.002\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theallianceframework.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/iveybusinessjournal.com\/publication\/the-millennials-a-new-generation-of-employees-a-new-set-of-engagement-policies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gallup.com\/workplace\/231587\/millennials-job-hopping-generation.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Millennials: The Job-Hopping Generation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-99d509d769ec1ce35daadbfea30b93d8\" style=\"color:#444444\">Adkins A. (2016)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-custom-off-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fb90a72e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-38a0c46d5184da5422c38e80eb353623\" style=\"color:#8f13b0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.hrmr.2018.08.001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.hrmr.2013.05.002\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theallianceframework.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gallup.com\/workplace\/238073\/millennials-work-live.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How Millennials Want to Work and Live<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-931ab74f9eb9f9ee2751d4e629399639\" style=\"color:#444444\">Gallup (2016)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-custom-off-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fb90a72e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-dc3d57b4b07ba9e08eaac79e2b53ae51\" style=\"color:#8f13b0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.hrmr.2018.08.001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.hrmr.2013.05.002\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theallianceframework.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/home.kpmg\/content\/dam\/kpmg\/uk\/pdf\/2017\/04\/Meet-the-Millennials-Secured.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Meet the Millennials<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-24b347ff2d69a78d1acb52257af0a46d\" style=\"color:#444444\">KPMG (2017)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-custom-off-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fb90a72e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9c4014e711e9568e59f999bf5a44c301\" style=\"color:#8f13b0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.hrmr.2018.08.001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.hrmr.2013.05.002\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theallianceframework.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/toggl.com\/blog\/5-signs-you-need-help-with-employee-engagement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">5 Signs You Need Help with Employee Engagement<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-96c572fafec1fd0b307422d624749e14\" style=\"color:#444444\">Logan D. (2019)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-custom-off-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fb90a72e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-245844cb614be2fb6556c54a3af3b775\" style=\"color:#8f13b0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.hrmr.2018.08.001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.hrmr.2013.05.002\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theallianceframework.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/engageforsuccess.org\/video-why-engagement-matters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Why Engagement Matters<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6017cad3026820bcc379622b143dd401\" style=\"color:#444444\">Engage for success (2013)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-custom-off-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fb90a72e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c8dba73a56d633409e34dd48a631eeb3\" style=\"color:#8f13b0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.hrmr.2018.08.001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.hrmr.2013.05.002\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theallianceframework.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2010-08-13\/the-role-of-employee-engagement-in-the-return-to-growth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Role of Employee Engagement in the Return to Growth<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3caef12cc7561b198f32968bb807544d\" style=\"color:#444444\">Corporate Executive Board (2010)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-custom-off-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fb90a72e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b2e3ad9d6af843a8fe8b5b64174d97e1\" style=\"color:#8f13b0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.hrmr.2018.08.001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.hrmr.2013.05.002\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theallianceframework.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2010-08-13\/the-role-of-employee-engagement-in-the-return-to-growth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/forbeshumanresourcescouncil\/2018\/11\/30\/12-signs-your-employee-is-disengaging-and-how-to-respond\/#5a2ad8a92928\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">12 Signs Your Employee Is Disengaged (And How To Respond)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6a9c96ab7e989ac4ad488d7e56f149bd\" style=\"color:#444444\">Forbes Human Resources Council (2018)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-custom-off-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fb90a72e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cab046dbeeb44073c1d6d97c803f4702\" style=\"color:#8f13b0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.hrmr.2018.08.001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.hrmr.2013.05.002\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theallianceframework.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2010-08-13\/the-role-of-employee-engagement-in-the-return-to-growth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shrm.org\/resourcesandtools\/hr-topics\/employee-relations\/pages\/characteristicsofdisengaged.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Study Reveals Characteristics of Disengaged Workers<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9a3313387f46e2f871acef864690b42a\" style=\"color:#444444\">Hastings, R.R. (2010)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-custom-off-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fb90a72e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a6d1a9d90f2394ce4638b899f98aa648\" style=\"color:#8f13b0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.hrmr.2018.08.001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.hrmr.2013.05.002\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theallianceframework.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2010-08-13\/the-role-of-employee-engagement-in-the-return-to-growth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwc.com\/co\/es\/publicaciones\/assets\/millennials-at-work.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Millennials at work &#8211; Reshaping the workplace<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-dd649a4920ed7606bcd5aeed90bbba15\" style=\"color:#444444\">PwC (2011)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#f3f3f3;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2b43bde3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<p class=\"page-nav-1 has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6bab8ce46e3fca8ea148e2e92b3a4dd1\" 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href=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/students\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Students<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-70021b37 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Employees who are happy and feel sufficiently looked after at work are more engaged, more motivated and more productive. For millennials, being engaged means to get ample opportunities for their professional development and personal growth. For organizations, achieving engagement means to achieve employees\u2019 enthusiasm in work.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3c46939c wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to engage your employees?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Employee experiences are key&nbsp;to improve their engagement.&nbsp;Employees should&nbsp;feel good about&nbsp;their&nbsp;work,&nbsp;they should believe&nbsp;they belong to an organization&nbsp;and&nbsp;that&nbsp;this organization&nbsp;understands&nbsp;and cares about&nbsp;them.&nbsp;For example,&nbsp;the&nbsp;office get-together as simple as a coffee morning is essentially&nbsp;a gentle introduction into work&nbsp;and a time for people to&nbsp;connect: they&nbsp;catch up and share stories.&nbsp;People don\u2019t feel as isolated and therefore&nbsp;are&nbsp;more motivated to&nbsp;engage in work&nbsp;(McNamara, 2019).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Engaging your&nbsp;millennial&nbsp;employees is&nbsp;all about those smaller gestures which lead to an&nbsp;increase in loyalty, productivity and output.&nbsp;Contrary to expectations, many ways to\u202fboost engagement\u202fare&nbsp;very&nbsp;simple and&nbsp;absolutely free. Some easy&nbsp;ways&nbsp;are&nbsp;(Ball,&nbsp;n.d.;&nbsp;McNamara, 2019):&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Involve them&nbsp;and give them accountability&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;millennials&nbsp;want to feel like they\u2019re making a valuable contribution to&nbsp;company\u2019s&nbsp;success, so let them help with decision-making.&nbsp;Allow time for employees to talk openly with the leaders of the organization who they might not have regular contact with.&nbsp;Give millennials accountability so they will care much more about their outcomes and will feel prouder of their successes. However, help them set&nbsp;achievable goals,&nbsp;so&nbsp;they&nbsp;will feel energized when they reach each milestone.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Be&nbsp;credible,&nbsp;transparent,&nbsp;provide feedback and show appreciation&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;&nbsp;regularly&nbsp;check up with employees about their performance.&nbsp;Be open in communication especially when things are tough.&nbsp;Celebrate their&nbsp;successes and don\u2019t&nbsp;dwell on their failures.&nbsp;Publicly&nbsp;acknowledge individuals in front of their colleagues&nbsp;by creating&nbsp;awards to&nbsp;the best teams&nbsp;and\/or individuals.&nbsp;The prize&nbsp;can be as simple as&nbsp;a gift voucher.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Offer&nbsp;flexibility&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;Millennials&nbsp;carve for work\/life balance. They also&nbsp;believe performance should be judged by quality of work not hours spent at the workplace. It they can work at home, consider&nbsp;reducing&nbsp;hours spent in the office&nbsp;by letting them work from home one day a week or leaving them early on Friday.&nbsp;&nbsp;It this is not possible, cerate various types of work spaces, like quiet areas and get together&nbsp;places so they can move between them.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Set a career path and provide&nbsp;career&nbsp;development&nbsp;programs&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;millennials are focused on their career development, so&nbsp;consider&nbsp;various&nbsp;training programs or provide budget for teams to have&nbsp;their own&nbsp;custom-made&nbsp;training.&nbsp;It could be continuing education program or some easier to use training material. Try to match&nbsp;employees\u2019 needs and desires&nbsp;with the needs of your company.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Show them you care&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;stick up for your&nbsp;employees, especially when they deserve praise or are being criticised by other unfairly. Resolve conflicts quickly and fairly.&nbsp;Show them that you understand, if they feel sluggish. If possible, introduce health and fitness perks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image4-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-624\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignwide\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-636 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image6-2.jpg\" style=\"object-position:49% 56%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"49% 56%\"\/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#77736f\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tips and tricks to boost millennial workers engagement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-large-font-size\">How to engage millennials to improve company\u2019s performance<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MillenialEngagementInfographic.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download>Download Infographic<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Additional Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-custom-off-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fb90a72e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-08eb0b84f54a3776f4a314c987ce07b5\" style=\"color:#8f13b0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/1099-050X(200024)39:4%3C347::AID-HRM6%3E3.0.CO;2-C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theallianceframework.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cktechnical.co.uk\/news\/8-ways-to-keep-millennials-happy-and-engaged-at-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">8 Ways to Keep Millennials Happy and Engaged at Work<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6b5d0266314ecec342e8f339ff2cb664\" style=\"color:#444444\">CKTechnical (2019)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-custom-off-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fb90a72e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d78d86304f660a680ac1fd624f9b3c4c\" style=\"color:#8f13b0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/1099-050X(200024)39:4%3C347::AID-HRM6%3E3.0.CO;2-C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theallianceframework.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sagepeople.com\/about-us\/news-hub\/employee-engagement-january-tips\/?utm_source=linkedin&amp;utm_campaign=organic%20social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">10 easy wins to boost employee engagement this January<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-37ee89e2f862aa5a1d7302f183fa512d\" style=\"color:#444444\">McNamara, J. (2019)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-custom-off-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fb90a72e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-754942bbc9bc3c2adc3ec92cf0e89a89\" style=\"color:#8f13b0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/1099-050X(200024)39:4%3C347::AID-HRM6%3E3.0.CO;2-C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theallianceframework.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gallup.com\/workplace\/238073\/millennials-work-live.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How Millennials Want to Work and Live<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-931ab74f9eb9f9ee2751d4e629399639\" style=\"color:#444444\">Gallup (2016)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-custom-off-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fb90a72e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b0a358425d4d6613d12e974caecab886\" style=\"color:#8f13b0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.hrmr.2018.08.001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.aom.org\/doi\/abs\/10.5465\/AMJ.2011.59215081\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coburgbanks.co.uk\/blog\/staff-retention\/10-simple-ways-to-engage-your-employees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">10 Simple Ways to Engage Your Employees<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9e4ef66d690235710903f5ed1982b568\" style=\"color:#444444\">Ball, J.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-custom-off-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fb90a72e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-34a2aa66dc17c55445d7fc5c64e75df9\" style=\"color:#8f13b0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.hrmr.2018.08.001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.hrmr.2013.05.002\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.orgdyn.2008.02.001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a 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class=\"wp-block-heading\">Experts Advice<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about Employees&#8217; Engagement from the experts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3c46939c wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Engagement Insights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here we capture how employers should approach workers to keep them engaged, together with some data on the perceived happiness of workers around the word and what strategies can be implemented to keep them happy and engaged. In the following videos, special attention is paid to millennials and remote workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An engaged employee is an employee committed to the organization in a way to be willing to go above and beyond formal job requirements. While engaged employees contribute more in terms of organizational productivity and higher customer satisfaction, actively disengaged employees undermine company\u2019s success. For this reason, it is crucial to investigate employee\u2019s engagement and make sure to prevent disengagement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Employee engagement is particularly important in the times of fast changing environment. A perfect instance for this is the uncertainty brought up by the Covid-19 global pandemic, It is often pretty much impossible to precisely predefine job responsibilities and redefine them while the context around us changes, and it\u2019s even more difficult to gauge employee\u2019s engagement while they are working remotely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Understanding the millennials\u2019 and the remote workers\u2019 perspective is a key tools to prevent disengagement. Listening to their voice and understanding their expectations as professionals might be a turning key for employers to enhance their productivity and well-being.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1250\" src=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Toolkit1Page4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-76\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Toolkit1Page4.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Toolkit1Page4-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Toolkit1Page4-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Toolkit1Page4-768x960.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" 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PwC (2011) estimated that the millennial generation, born between 1980 and 2000, now represents 50% of the global workforce. Attracting and engaging the best of these millennial workers is critical to the future of your business.&nbsp;65% of global business leaders are now focusing on strategies to improve employee engagement and retention.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Millennials are different. They have&nbsp;a drastically different outlook on what they expect from their employment experience.&nbsp;They are masters of digital communication,\u202fthey are not attached&nbsp;to institutions and traditions,&nbsp;they&nbsp;change jobs more often than other generations&nbsp;as&nbsp;they have far-reaching opportunities to research companies and jobs.&nbsp;Gallup (2016) survey shows millennials&nbsp;behave as consumers of the workplace, weighing their options and continually looking for roles and organizations that enable their&nbsp;best performance.&nbsp;&nbsp;They&nbsp;don\u2019t just work for a&nbsp;pay&nbsp;check,&nbsp;they want a purpose.&nbsp;They&nbsp;want coaches, not&nbsp;bosses.&nbsp;They&nbsp;want ongoing conversations, not&nbsp;annual&nbsp;reviews.&nbsp;Millennials relish the opportunity to engage, interact and learn from senior management (PwC, 2011).&nbsp;Millennials want to develop their&nbsp;strengths;&nbsp;they are pursuing personal development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Millennials&nbsp;are filled with distrust&nbsp;and are disillusioned.&nbsp;It seems like they\u2019re perpetually caught in the crossfire of social, political, and economic&nbsp;turmoil.&nbsp;Consequently,&nbsp;Deloitte\u2019s (2019) survey shows millennials economic and social\/political optimism is low,&nbsp;millennials&nbsp;express lack of faith in traditional societal institutions, including mass media, and are pessimistic about social progress.&nbsp;They\u2019re not particularly satisfied with their lives, their financial situations, their jobs, government and business leaders, social media, or the way their data is used. They are&nbsp;sceptical&nbsp;of business\u2019s motives:&nbsp;they will not hesitate to end relationships when they disagree with companies\u2019 business practices, values, or political leanings, however&nbsp;they will patronize and support companies that align with their values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But millennials want new opportunities with&nbsp;current&nbsp;employer not the next.&nbsp;ManpowerGroup&nbsp;(2016) survey of over 11.000 millennial workers in over 25 countries shows 63% millennial workers intend to stay with their current employer for the next few years or longer. However, when asked what the \u201cright\u201d amount of time is to stay in a single role before being promoted or moving to another, two-thirds said&nbsp;less than two years and a quarter said less than 12 months,&nbsp;confirming their&nbsp;craving&nbsp;for new challenges and portfolio-style jobs.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1250\" src=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tooklkit1Page5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tooklkit1Page5.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tooklkit1Page5-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tooklkit1Page5-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tooklkit1Page5-768x960.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Additional Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-custom-off-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fb90a72e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-685a5b7eec35652f0521131bab3b8a8e\" style=\"color:#8f13b0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/1099-050X(200024)39:4%3C347::AID-HRM6%3E3.0.CO;2-C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theallianceframework.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/j.1744-6570.2005.00515.x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwc.com\/co\/es\/publicaciones\/assets\/millennials-at-work.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PwC\u2019s survey 2011: Millennials at work &#8211; Reshaping the workplace<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ab432e38a445df2149fd46bf2d1249a4\" style=\"color:#444444\">PwC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-custom-off-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fb90a72e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8599a46061b0dfd45f29dcc49370e82f\" style=\"color:#8f13b0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/1099-050X(200024)39:4%3C347::AID-HRM6%3E3.0.CO;2-C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theallianceframework.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/j.1744-6570.2005.00515.x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gallup.com\/workplace\/238073\/millennials-work-live.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gallup&#8217;s survey 2016: How Millennials Want to Work and Live<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-98b5e462b61198fe30769337dae42668\" style=\"color:#444444\">Gallup<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-custom-off-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fb90a72e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-feb9e85918a340a7ef44073fde8abf96\" style=\"color:#8f13b0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/1099-050X(200024)39:4%3C347::AID-HRM6%3E3.0.CO;2-C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theallianceframework.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/j.1744-6570.2005.00515.x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.deloitte.com\/content\/dam\/Deloitte\/global\/Documents\/About-Deloitte\/deloitte-2019-millennial-survey.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deloitte\u2019s Global Millennial Survey 2019<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-79b486adbcb77a397976d72a2d5a9f91\" style=\"color:#444444\">Deloitte<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-custom-off-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fb90a72e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-56c3492492a117f3d9b193748cced850\" style=\"color:#8f13b0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/1099-050X(200024)39:4%3C347::AID-HRM6%3E3.0.CO;2-C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theallianceframework.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/j.1744-6570.2005.00515.x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manpowergroup.com\/wps\/wcm\/connect\/660ebf65-144c-489e-975c-9f838294c237\/MillennialsPaper1_2020Vision_lo.pdf?MOD=AJPERES\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ManpowerGroup\u2019s study 2016: Millennial Careers: 2020 Vision Facts, Figures and Practical Advice from Workforce Experts<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-52fcbea4635aff23679576833c4cba72\" style=\"color:#444444\">ManpowerGroup<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-custom-off-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fb90a72e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-582acf3079b651df08d7cff9b0039b70\" style=\"color:#8f13b0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.hrmr.2018.08.001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.aom.org\/doi\/abs\/10.5465\/AMJ.2011.59215081\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.hrmr.2018.08.001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/resources.dynamicsignal.com\/ebooks-guides\/speaking-millennial?_ga=2.147191543.1790909649.1587902992-1508946287.1587902992\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dynamic Signal: Speaking Millennial &#8211; Employee Communication for a Changing Workforce (2018)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-03896490d5dc22c16a292d16b2418c9f\" style=\"color:#444444\">Dynamic Signal<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-custom-off-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fb90a72e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-000838e32417f4377a39647f3dfb99f2\" style=\"color:#8f13b0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.hrmr.2018.08.001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.hrmr.2013.05.002\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.orgdyn.2008.02.001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/hrm.21786\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/iveybusinessjournal.com\/publication\/the-millennials-a-new-generation-of-employees-a-new-set-of-engagement-policies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Millennials: A new generation of employees, a new set of engagement policies<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6cf1acfe1e7306e8a1ce2f623ed2df28\" style=\"color:#444444\">Gilbert, J. (2011)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#f3f3f3;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2b43bde3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<p class=\"page-nav-4 has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4178dd62b5f2d5998e92e006cdb84f29\" style=\"color:#8f13b0\">&lt; Previous Section: Experts Advice<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"page-nav-6 has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cb0a70abf5ace0494ff008458c204de7\" style=\"color:#8f13b0\">Next Section: FAQs &gt;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div 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href=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/institution\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Institutions<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/students\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Students<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-70021b37 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FAQs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the following section you will find a list of FAQs on Employee\u2019s Engagement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3c46939c wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">FAQs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the following section you will find a list of FAQs on Employee\u2019s Engagement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Toolkit1Page6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-393\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">FAQs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details alignwide has-custom-off-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>How do we know if our employees are disengaged?<\/summary>\n<p>Disengaged workers feel no connection to their jobs and tend to do the bare minimum. SHRM (2017 \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shrm.org\/resourcesandtools\/tools-and-samples\/toolkits\/pages\/sustainingemployeeengagement.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Developing and sustaining employee engagement<\/a>) listed the following behaviours of disengaged workers. Disengaged employees are frequently apathetic, pessimistic, self-centred, have high absenteeism and negative attitude, are egocentric, focused on monetary compensation and are accepting credit but passing along blame. Disengagement becomes most noticeable when someone who used to be outgoing and enthusiastic at work (i.e. engaged) fall by the wayside and has nothing positive to contribute. Disengagement could also be reflected through a 9-to-5 time clock mentality and the unwillingness to participate in social events outside the office. Disengaged workers dislike their jobs, tend to moan to co-workers and drag down office morale.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details alignwide has-custom-off-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Millennials were born and brought up with smart technologies. How can we use technology to engage them?<\/summary>\n<p>Millennials are technological wizards: more than half of them would even turn down the job that denied them access to social networks (IESE Business School, 2016 \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/iese\/2016\/09\/08\/managing-millennials-nine-tips\/#3e8398f6cd8a\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nine tips for managing millennials<\/a>). Consequently, HR practitioners suggest the following strategies to engage millennials using technology (listed in Jha, Sareen &amp; Potnuru, 2019 \u2013 Employee engagement for millennials):&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A link such as \u201cMy Career\u201d on the employee\u2019s dashboard highlighting career path and development process in the organization to show millennial workers their career growth and developmental opportunities.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Instant feedback communication in interesting and transparent ways. Private and public recognition like \u201cThumbs-up\u201d can be used to create an atmosphere of trust, integration, and transparency in organization.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Application game-like features like challenges, leader boards, and badges to millennial workers\u2019 performance assessment (i.e. Gamification). Gamification may also be implemented for making training and learning more interesting.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use of a dashboard where millennials can express their views on common issues and\/or to voice their decisions related to their work.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Employee dashboard can be designed to reflect the significance of the roles played by employees in their teams such as the positions they hold and the responsibilities they assume. Progression display enable them to analyse how their effort contributes to the overall organizational goal.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>However, millennials\u2019 love for online communication doesn\u2019t mean they don\u2019t also love working face-to-face. Actually,\u202f60% of millennials\u202fwould prefer to have some form of in-person teamwork, so do not rely solely on online communication (Comaford, 2018 \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/christinecomaford\/2018\/07\/28\/trouble-managing-millennials-3-strategies-for-rapid-results\/#3557baf55a38\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">3 Strategies for Effectively Engaging Millennials<\/a>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details alignwide has-custom-off-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>As a small company we cannot afford to pay high wages to engage our employees. What should we do?<\/summary>\n<p>It\u2019s easy to jump to the conclusion that\u202fmoney and perks drive engagement, but that\u2019s not the complete picture. Money is definitely a contributing factor and has to be sufficient to enable employees do their job. If the money is insufficient, then they\u2019ll be focused on exiting and finding a job that does pay enough money. It\u2019s something that has to be in place before you can\u202fstart having proper conversations\u202fabout employee engagement (Potgieter J. in Lachs, 2016 &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.opencolleges.edu.au\/careers\/blog\/how-to-engage-employees-best-business-results\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">How To Engage Employees To Get The Best Business Results<\/a>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Studies show that in terms of employee engagement pay fairness perception beats higher pay: fair and transparent pay process boosts employee engagement even more than providing additional pay does. Employees therefore want to know how their compensation is set. But being transparent about pay doesn&#8217;t mean revealing what all employees at the company make. Employees just need to understand the process through which their salary range is determined and to believe that process is fair, not by how much someone is actually paid. Sometimes, simply having a serious discussion about pay can make the difference between an employee feeling valued or not: so your pay process has to make sense before you can communicate it to your employees. Compensation is the communication of how much we value that employee. So if they feel undercompensated, they&#8217;re feeling undervalued. If you take it seriously, then you&#8217;re telling them that you are serious about their value and you care about how they perceive that value (Martin C. in Miller, 2017 \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shrm.org\/resourcesandtools\/hr-topics\/compensation\/pages\/pay-fairness-beats-higher-pay-for-engagement.aspx\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pay Fairness Perception Beats Higher Pay for Improving Employee Engagement<\/a>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although millennials are more interested in job growth opportunities than salary, paying fairly means a lot. They are also more comfortable talking about pay than ever before, and they have access to online resources that allow them to price their specific position. However, this doesn&#8217;t necessarily mean you have to pay at or above the position&#8217;s market rate. You have to be able to explain how salary ranges are set and how an employee&#8217;s pay within that range is determined (Martin C. in Miller, 2017).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details alignwide has-custom-off-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>In order to be engaged, millennials want to do something interesting every day. What should SMEs do to make their job more interesting?<\/summary>\n<p>The GETM3 research found out that, when it comes to offering interesting work, job enrichment is one of the ways SMEs can proceed. This essentially means expanding the job, and delegating work to employees that is typically not part of their job description. Employees of SMEs can take advantage of the different cross-functional work opportunities, which let them see the bigger picture and get a broader oversight of how the business processes operate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It needs to be recognized that while not all tasks are interesting and the desired tasks may fall outside the scope of an employee\u2019s job, it is desired that the employees tell their supervisors what they like doing. This shows it is important to communicate about what one finds interesting. These communications between supervisors, team-leaders and employees can be informal in nature and take place every few months and in-between employees can also maintain a diary of reflections indicating the types of tasks they enjoy doing, the new competencies they would like to acquire, etc., and then provide a foundation for possible expansions of their work tasks.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What particularly large companies have come to know, and SMEs have adopted to a smaller extent, is allowing a portion of paid time to be spent working on own ideas. With this, employers can capitalize on employees\u2019 creative thinking and turn side projects and initiatives into actual products and services that a company offers. SMEs could adapt this to their business needs and the lifecycle stage, and experiment with this idea on a smaller scale. Perhaps starting with assigning a specific period during a given day and setting some criteria and parameters on how the time is used (maybe be sharing relevant business challenges the organization is facing).<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details alignwide has-custom-off-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Millennials crave autonomy and have confidence in their skills. How should we encourage job autonomy, without making them feel either neglected or controlled?<\/summary>\n<p>Existing research finds that job autonomy (i.e. self-initiative and intrinsic motivation to perform tasks) has a positive effect on the company performance, particularly among younger companies, as independence and inclusive decision-making is of high importance for motivating employees. Consequently, employees should be given the autonomy over their jobs to pursue their own interests, they should be included in the decision-making process, and they should make their own decisions.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One way to do it is to let them build the contribution they want to make. For example, you first motivate employees to brainstorm ideas that they would like to execute in the next year. Then, each of them can present suggestions at a meeting, where ideas are evaluated in terms of feasibility, alignment with the company\u2019s strategic goals and vision. At the next meeting, the entire team discuss the ideas once again and chose the most promising ones. This way employees are actually working on their own ideas and are practically building up the contribution they want to make.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another way to increase autonomy and give the opportunity for employees to pursue the work that interests them is job crafting. Job crafting encompasses changes that employees make at their job to make it more motivating and satisfying. Employees change the type, number, or scope of tasks (i.e. task crafting), they alter the amount and quality of interactions on the job depending on individual preferences, or they change the perception of work (for example, perceiving the role of a waiter not only in the sense of serving food, but also making a nice day for the customer). With these crafting behaviours, employees actually alter their level of job demands and resources.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When employees craft their jobs, not only their self-efficacy increases, but crafting activities also increase their creativity. These behaviours are proactive in nature and self-initiated by employees themselves. It is beneficial, that supervisors encourage their employees to identify the instances where they already are altering the ways of working. This is particularly relevant for the younger employees that want interesting work, tend to pursue different aspirations and are eager to learn different things early in their careers. Offering employees the opportunity to pursue additional interests at work, which correspond with their values, is one way to prevent workplace boredom from occurring.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Job crafting, if encouraged, can contribute to employee motivation and retention, and put employees in the position of active re-designers of their jobs to suit their values, needs, competencies, and aspirations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details alignwide has-custom-off-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Our prospective employee is a millennial. We have never worked with millennials before, but managers in other companies told us millennials are not to be trusted as they only disrupt corporate culture and rapidly switch jobs. How should we approach millennials, how can we engage them?<\/summary>\n<p>PwC (2010 \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwc.com\/co\/es\/publicaciones\/assets\/millennials-at-work.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Millennials at work<\/a>) surveyed more than 4.300 millennial workers to analyse their hopes and expectations. Millennials\u2019 suggestions to their current and prospective employers are:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Expect millennials to go: It\u2019s inevitable that the rate of churn among millennials will be higher than among other generations, especially since many have made compromises in finding their first job, and this should be built into your plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Understand millennial generation: It\u2019s particularly important to understand and address generational differences and tensions;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get the \u2018deal\u2019 right: It\u2019s important for employers to explain what they are offering a potential millennial worker, but also what they expect in return. Think creatively about reward strategies and what motivates millennials.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Help millennials grow: Managers need to really understand the personal and professional goals of millennials. Put them on special rotational assignments more frequently to give them a sense that they are moving toward something and gaining a variety of experiences.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Feedback, feedback and more feedback: Millennials want and value frequent feedback.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Set them free: Millennials want flexibility. They work well with clear instructions and concrete targets. If you know what you want done by when, why does it matter where and how they complete the task?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Encourage learning: Millennials want to experience as much training as possible.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Allow faster advancement: Historically, career advancement was built upon seniority and time of service. 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