A lack of trust between the employer and employee can create issues in the workplace that can impact the efficiency of the business. Employee transparency can create a much more productive and motivating environment. Here\u2019s why.<\/p>\n
According to a APA Survey in 2016, 25% of employees don\u2019t trust their employer, while only 50% believe that the employer is upfront and open with them. This is a whopping 75% if a company\u2019s employees have some degree of distrust with their employer. Without employee transparency, there can be a lack of trust in the workplace. This can impact employee engagement, productivity and even areas like customer satisfaction.<\/p>\n
The old adage of over communicating holds very true when we speak of transparency. But it is just not how much you communicate but the content that is imparted. Over communications can actually have a negative effect if the employees feel the substance of the communications is not genuine.<\/p>\n
The biggest motivation for employees to quit their job was their boss. A 2014 survey found that 37% of employees were most likely to leave their employment because they have a negative opinion about their boss.<\/p>\n
This is where Transparency plays a huge role between the manager and the employee.\u00a0 Feedback is one important layer to the communications.\u00a0 Employees need to know where they stand and sharing feedback and recognition is an important way to establish a foundation for trust.<\/p>\n
Alignment in an organization means that you take a look at the larger picture (company\u2019s goals) and understand what role everyone plays in the picture. If there is employee transparency, teams will be able to understand why decisions are made. If\u00a0 leaders are transparent, employees understand the vision of the company and\u00a0 how to contribute to those company\u2019s goals.<\/p>\n
Letting your employees learn more about the company\u2019s finances, management meetings, board meetings (good & bad) can also help employees feel more engaged with an \u201cknowledge ownership\u201d stake in the business.<\/p>\n
The best thing about employee transparency is that problems can get solved much more quickly. Employees can find solutions quicker if they have been told about the problems of the company in an open and honest way. If more employees are involved, they may be able to come up with a better solution since literally two heads are better than one.\u00a0 You will have employees fighting harder to reach their own goals if they know where their employee stands overall.<\/p>\n
Transparency down to the group level can help get everyone involved.\u00a0 For example the support organization \u2013 goals and objectives around open tickets, closing tickets.\u00a0 At the end of the month does everyone know how they helped contribute to the group\u2019s goals? Knowing group-wide goals can increase accountability in the firm as well as highlight the different challenges that the company could be facing. By involving them and sharing information, you are encouraging employees to find solutions too.<\/p>\n
A 2013 survey found that 70% of employees agree that they are most engaged when senior leaders update and communicate with them on company strategy on a routine basis.<\/p>\n
Building a culture where employees have an innate trust in the leadership is a key building block of most successful companies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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