In other words, it is about how employees feel passionate about their work and are committed to the success of the organization. Sports, such as teamwork and team-building push employees away from their comfort zone, without work-related stress, which comes with a field but has a fun aspect.
This blog discusses how organizations use sports to keep their employees engaged.
Sports are excellent for both socializing and competition. It can be used to motivate your employees to work engagement. Organizations invest heavily in employee benefits and are constantly looking for new ways.
Here are some reasons to introduce an office sports day,
1. It allows your team to get to know each other better
2. It promotes healthy competition among the employees
3. It enhances productivity and concentration levels
4. It is an opportunity to identify new skills
5. It helps inject a boost of fun into your workplace
6. It takes all authorities to one place
Employee Engagement through Sports in Sri Lanka
When it comes to the Banking sector, employees will get quite a good remuneration package, which has included high salary, overtime payments, and at least two bonus payments annually, and incentive payments. These all facilities give to satisfy their employees and as an employee engagement method.
Employee involvement does not mean employee satisfaction. A satisfied employee can work daily 9-to-5 without complaint. But that "satisfied" employee may not be working hard enough, and he'll probably take the headhunter's call luring her away with a 10% bump in pay. Satisfying isn't enough (Kevin, 2012).
Banking is a daily routine job and a more stressful job, each and every bank try to break this trend. so many banks have started ensuring sports as a part of their annual schedule event list. They pay more special attention to their outdoor and indoor sports activities to generate a sense of sportsmanship and team spirit, which further enhances engagement within the organization. as well as it gives real success for the organizations to build unity and employee engagement towards work and contributes to employee retention and loyalty towards the company.
“We always think outside the box when it comes to employee involvement. As a technology company, we have gone beyond the cricket tournament and included an additional social aspect utilizing our internal social network Yammer that really engaged our employees” (Dharmaratne, 2017).
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References
Cook, S., (2008). The Essential Guide to Employee Engagement, Better Business Performance through Staff satisfaction,1st ed. London: Kogan Page Limited.
Kevin, K., (2012). How to Motivate Your Team for High Performance.
Youtube: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rAO4o4mm5CU
Employee engagement is an emotional investment of an employee in the workplace. It is measured by their commitment to the workplace in terms of time, energy and talent and the level to which they are willing to commit in order to add value, and help advance the team and the organization as a whole. Sports as an engagement and team-building activity, push employees out of their comfort zone, without the work-related pressure that comes with the territory but with an element of fun. Thanks for sharing.
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DeleteAs you mentioned correctly ,Employee engagement is influenced by many factors—from workplace culture, organizational communication and managerial styles to trust and respect, leadership, and company reputation. Employee engagement does not necessarily mean how happy an employee is at work. Rather, an engaged employee is one that feels connected to the company's mission, is committed to shared company goals, and is motivated by delivering their individual metrics. Sports is the best way to improve the EE in an organization.
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DeleteGreat article Umesh, sports have a lot of lessons to teach those who are willing to learn. From getting better each day with practice to mastering the skills needed to excel as a team player – sports can be used as a tool to stimulate a healthy environment at the workplace and increase the employee engagement.
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DeleteHi Umesh. In the workplace, Employee engagement in sports is the sensitive investment of an employee. It is measured by their guarantee to the workplace in terms of time, energy and ability and the level to which they are eager to commit in order to add value, and help advance the team and the organization as a whole. Sports as an commitment and team-building activity, push employees out of their comfort zone, without the work-related pressure that comes with the territory but with an element of fun.
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DeleteAn interesting stuff Umesh. In the Organizational context success is mostly considered only with collective participation rather than achieving success or winning the game. It builds a sense of belonging which results in substantial tangible outcomes, both in terms of retention and in terms of productivity. Thankyou for sharing.
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DeleteVery interesting article umesh ,In my opinion sports teach to the employees to how to become a team player .As well as it help to increase the employee engagement and healthiness .Thanks for sharing.
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DeleteVery true Umesh. Sports help to build both Physical and Mental health. It provide the guidance to become a team, and builds the team spirit of the employees. As a result the employees will become Healthy, Team Players who work towards achieving Targets and goals.
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DeleteVery interesting article Umesh, Sports is a mainstream activity which enhances the mental and the physical health of any individual of the organization. I personally believe it should be made mandatory for employees to engage in any form of physical activity just for the mere benefits which are mentioned above. Team sports evolve team coordination, building trust among peers and many more, and individual sports evolve critical thinking, different ways of problem solving avenues and so on. As clearly stated above in the article, in Srilanka we are fortunate that we have the Mercantile Games concept which is highly influential and motivational factor for present modern worker population. Thank You
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DeleteThe topic that most companies fail to address in their hiring processes. Health is said to be wealth! Recruiting these types of people can improve a happy work environment and productivity. It will, once again, increase staff attendance and well-being. Such personnel is more present at work and continues to be more productive.
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DeleteEmployee engagement is defined as an employee's emotional investment in the workplace. It is measured by their commitment to the workplace in terms of time, energy, and talent, as well as the level to which they are willing to commit in order to add value to the team, move with team, department and the organization as a whole. Sports as an engagement and team-building activity force employees to step outside their comfort zone, without the work-related pressure, but with an element of fun. It will improve the mental and physical health of the individual as well as the team's spirit. Interesting article Umesh.
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DeleteWell written article and compared to the present situation, Employee engagement is the main topic as organization started to implement policies on WFH or remote working where people rarely meet each others. therefore, organization and HR should focus on effective methods to improve employee engagement and well being as well for a long term retention of best-fit.
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DeleteThis has lot of benefits. Employee engagement in sports shows employees commitment to the workplace in terms of time, energy and talent, and your willingness to invest in adding value and helping advance the team and the entire organization. Sport, as a kind of engagement and team building activity, takes employees out of their comfort zone, without work pressure, but with fun elements.
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DeleteVery interesting article Umesh. Employee engagement is very important to an organization and it enhance the leadership qualities of employees, achieving targets of the company by increase team coordination, less workplace stress.
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DeleteA very important topic to be discussed as employee engagement is a very critical drive tool to be considered. When a proper EE strategy is in place it will lead to a productive, engaged and a committed workforce who will contribute towards reaching the common goal of an organization. Worth to read.
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