Positive culture, positive employees, positive organisation. Behind the screens, the emails and the tapping on keyboards are real people, and it is important that we create a thriving workplace for them to succeed in.
So, what is the secret behind a thriving workplace? It’s not just about the bottom line or the latest technology. It’s the people that are at the heart of an organisation who make it successful, they are your biggest asset, so employee wellbeing needs to be a top priority. Workplace culture has a huge impact on your organisation, and a negative environment can cultivate a lack of motivation, workplace anxiety, and will promote disengagement. However, a positive workplace culture can boost morale, drive higher rates of retention, more productivity, respect, and shared purpose.
To achieve this, employers should be building a safe space where employees feel confident in sharing their ideas, communicating their goals, and collaborating. With this, comes the ability to drive open and honest conversations around constructive feedback, both giving and receiving. It’s how we learn, grow, and get better. In this blog, we will explore how these elements can help foster a happier and healthier workplace.
The importance of feedback in continuous development
Feedback is such an important tool, both for personal and professional growth. It keeps us constantly pushing to strengthen our skills, push us out of our comfort zones, discover new talents and above all, it motivates us to keep trying. Constructive feedback also helps us to understand our areas for improvement. It offers a chance to highlight what we are doing well and gives recognition for those areas, and it also help us to build new objectives or goals to work towards in life so that we can practice continuous development.
The art of giving and receiving feedback:
That being said, feedback should be presented in the right way. Managers and team leaders have a responsibility to ensure feedback is given in a timely manner and in an appropriate setting. Carving out time for regular one-to -ones per week or month, can ensure that there is encouragement for open, honest communication and continuous room for progression. It can also be a great way to break the ice, as often work can be a tense atmosphere with high pressure, so the opportunity to engage in giving and receiving constructive feedback can help grow positive workplace culture and provoke integrity.
Everyone deserves recognition for their hard work, so when something is done well then it is important to share it. This can be great for boosting employee confidence and can lead to greater staff satisfaction, resulting in more engagement and productivity.
The building blocks of a positive workplace culture:
For employee wellbeing, it is essential to create an environment of supportiveness to ensure employees feel valued and respected. Open communication is an important part of this, especially between team members and managers or senior leadership.
So how can we build a better workplace culture?
- Give praise:
Everyone likes to feel recognised for their hard work and effort. - Constructive feedback:
Not all feedback has to be positive but be thoughtful and truthful when communicating this. - Set clear goals:
Work with your team members to align objectives that help both their personal and professional growth, this will help everyone stay motivated and on track. - Be transparent:
Be honest in your approach and be open to receiving feedback from your employees too, management and leadership teams are not exempt from continuous learning. - Give time:
Be prepared to give designated time to connect with your team to harness a more friendly and approachable environment. Employees want to feel connected and trusted when sharing feedback.
Share the love
It is crucial that HR professionals, managers, and talent leaders nurture employees, especially newly recruited, to give them a welcoming and supportive environment. It is normal for employees at any level to make mistakes occasionally, we are all human after all, but with the right resources, training, and feedback we can limit mistakes and grow skills.
Share the love, connect with others at work, and help build the positive work culture that you want. It’s a simple way to grow your business’ positivity and boost employee wellbeing, whilst also improving work rate and motivation. With the world of business rapidly changing and teams being disbursed now more than ever before, there is a need to focus on rebuilding that organisational connectivity, so join us at Advanced in giving your colleagues feedback and sharing the love.
How can Advanced help you?
At Advanced we pride ourselves on feedback, and we use it to bring greater connectivity around the business and amongst our teams. We use our own Performance & Talent solution, and you can harness the success too! This software makes the process of giving and receiving regular feedback much easier, with clear goal setting, performance management, engagement analytics, continuous feedback and brand-new AI assisted features.
Empower employees to fulfil their potential by driving the right performance practices that can fuel their success and, by listening and understanding your people, your organisation reaps the rewards in return. Our People Management capabilities are more than just products, they enable organisations and their employees to build strong, lasting bonds that are built on trust.
To find out more please visit People Management Software | Advanced (oneadvanced.com) and contact one of team members today!