EMPLOYEE
ENGAGEMENT THROUGH SPORTS
Employee engagement is known as the relationship level
between an organization and employees. It is the commitment and the loyalty of
the employee towards the organization. An engaged employee who always actively
involves in positive action pays more interest on organization reputation.
Employee engagement does not mean employee happiness. Someone
might be happy at work, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they are working
hard, productively on behalf of the organization (Kruse, 2012) .
An engaged employee as described by Bevan et al (1997) is
someone ‘who is aware of business context, and works closely with colleagues to
improve performance within the job for the benefits of the organization.
Employee engagement through sports
Employee engagement is the emotional touch of an employee
with the workplace. The engagement is measured by employee commitment in terms
of energy, time, talent and willingness to add more value. Sport, as an
engagement and team building activity it pushes employees out of their comfort
zone, without the work related pressure, that comes with the territory but with
an element of fun.
“We have always thought out of
the box when it comes to employee engagement. As a tech company, we went beyond
just a cricket tournament and included an additional social aspect utilizing
our internal social network Yammer that really engaged our employees” (Dharmaratne, 2017) .
Many companies have started ensuring sports as a part of
their annual schedule event list. They pay more special attention to their
outdoor team sports activities to generate a sense of sportsmanship and team
spirit, which further enhances engagement within the organization.
The success of sports activities is dependent on a number of
committees, departments, branches, different grade employees all working
together in unison.
References
Bevan S, Barber, L and Robinson, D (1997) Keeping the Best: A
practical guide to retaining key employees, Institute for Employment Studies,
Brighton
Dharmaratne, C. (2017, November 1). Daily news, home page.
Retrieved September 21, 2019, from Daily news:
http://www.dailynews.lk/2017/11/01/business/133080/driving-positive-employee-engagement-through-sports
Kruse, K. (2012, Jun 22). Forbes, Leadership. Retrieved September
21, 2019, from Forbes:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinkruse/2012/06/22/employee-engagement-what-and-why/#f2b71307f372
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