Happy employees – happy workplaces

When employees experience job satisfaction, it makes a big difference in their motivation to do their work. That is why workplaces with happy employees are more effective and achieve more than workplaces where job satisfaction is not as high. But how do you increase job satisfaction? What can you do to increase your own job satisfaction and that of your colleagues?

Collaboration across disciplines

It’s possible that the core competencies within a single team aren’t all the same. But the key is to identify your own core competencies so you can make the most of your potential. If we all know each other’s core competencies, we can seek help from the right person and bring out the best in one another. This creates harmony within the team, where everyone is valued by one another and can support one another.

In addition to knowing each other’s strengths and working well together as a team, having a say in things also boosts job satisfaction. This applies both to the small tasks you handle yourself and to decisions made higher up in the hierarchy.

Employee participation and influence are important factors that managers and other decision-makers should be aware of so that they can make informed decisions.

Recognition and job satisfaction – two sides of the same coin

Recognition is also a factor that is incredibly important for increasing job satisfaction. If you feel that you are seen, heard, and recognized for the work you do, your motivation increases. It costs nothing to show appreciation. So don’t hesitate to approach your colleague to show interest in their projects or to praise the energy you’ve noticed they’ve put into a task. Nothing is more demotivating than investing a lot of time and energy into a task if you feel it’s unimportant or goes unnoticed.

Employees who have strong relationships with their colleagues and feel that their colleagues understand the impact of their contributions to completing a task and appreciate their hard work experience far greater job satisfaction than employees who do not receive such recognition.

We look for things that make us happy. So if our work doesn’t make us happy, we’re more likely to start looking for other opportunities. This means that workplaces need to provide a positive work environment with happy employees in order to retain them.

Read more about workplace assessments—also known as APV.