Developing your employees' sense of belonging is all the more crucial today as the phenomenon of teleworking or mobile working is spreading.
What is the feeling of belonging ?
The feeling of belonging in a company is sought after by every human being: you, us and everyone else! Whether in private life, social life or professional life, it is an essential factor in our development.
From a professional point of view, it is the fact, for an employee, to feel part of a community: that of the company.
It is a psychological element that impacts many aspects of the employee's life: his pleasure in coming to work, his motivation, his involvement, the understanding with his colleagues, etc.
As our dear Maslow told us, it is a major pillar in one of the theories of motivation.
What impact will this have on your business?
•From an external point of view :
A positive impact with regard to the public or consumers, but also with regard to applicants or future employees; the company must be able to welcome new applicants whose happiness at work is an important criterion in their job search. A company that develops a real sense of belonging among its employees will necessarily attract more applicants than another because of a good corporate image. Moreover, your employees can become ambassadors of your company to their network.• Internally :
This feeling increases the commitment of employees in their missions and has a significant impact on turnover, absenteeism, self-esteem ...
How can we build or strengthen the sense of belonging ?
Several levers of action can be put in place to increase this feeling.
- A good integration as soon as he arrives
- A relationship of trust with your manager or a hierarchical representative
- Solidarity among colleagues
- Values embodied in a concrete way
- Visibility on the progress of others (key figures, achievements, success ...)
- Sharing (information, skills, knowledge...)
- Team cohesion (games, team building, challenges...)
- Sincerity
- Responsibility
At Squadeasy, we help you to improve the cohesion within your teams, to energize them and engage them in your projects!
In short, the sense of belonging is motivated by the sharing, trust and sincerity instilled in the teams. It's good to live in companies where "we play as a team"!