Top Employee Engagement Trends for 2023

Workers emerged from the pandemic with a renewed sense of purpose and value. Now more than ever, professionals want access to tools, resources, and policies that cultivate safe and respectful high-performing environments.

In response, employers have a choice: find new ways to engage with and empower workers or risk losing top talent to competitors.

Read on for the latest trends in employee engagement that can help you connect with workers on a deeper level — and achieve better outcomes because of it. 

Top employee engagement trends to keep on your radar

1. Building relationships

According to one recent study, 43% of leaders say building relationships is the greatest challenge in remote and hybrid work. As such, companies are increasingly prioritizing relationship-building activities — like regularly scheduling social video hangouts — especially for remote employees and new hires.

2. Celebrating diversity, equity, and inclusion 

Creating an environment that is fair, diverse, and inclusive makes workers feel welcome and like they are part of a team with a shared mission. At the same time, it also leads to better teamwork and collaboration. For these reasons, it comes as no surprise that diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts are now among the top five priorities for 33% of HR leaders.

3. Prioritizing health and wellness

Many employers are coming around to the idea that if you take care of workers and prioritize their overall wellness, they are more apt to stick around and value their jobs. As it turns out, 75% of employers now offer some kind of wellness program in hopes to keep employees healthy and help them live their best lives. 

4. Establishing communication boundaries

Think sending after-hours messages on Teams or Slack motivates workers? Think again. The majority of workers believe it should be illegal for their bosses to contact them outside of standard work hours and would even support fining companies for doing it. In light of this, many companies are restricting after-hours communication to set boundaries and improve work-life balances.

5. Modernizing training and knowledge tools

Traditional training and onboarding tools are often clunky and inefficient. To increase adoption and accelerate ROI, many companies are replacing these systems with modern, customizable on-demand training and knowledge tools that let employees access information and learn at their own pace. As a result, businesses benefit from an easier and more effective way to communicate information in complex environments where audiences have different levels of experience and knowledge.

‍To learn more about how FLX Systems can modernize your company’s employee engagement strategy, speak to an expert today.