{"id":20922,"date":"2019-04-01T11:31:16","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T10:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/benefex-dev.local\/en\/2019\/04\/01\/why-leadership-is-crucial-to-business-and-employee-engagement\/"},"modified":"2019-04-01T11:31:16","modified_gmt":"2019-04-01T10:31:16","slug":"why-leadership-is-crucial-to-business-and-employee-engagement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/benifex.com\/en\/why-leadership-is-crucial-to-business-and-employee-engagement\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership and Employee Engagement: Why it matter"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s no secret that leadership is a crucial part of a company\u2019s business. When great managers engage their teams, employees perform better and produce greater results. Unfortunately, however, not every team is led by a great manager. So, what effect does this have on employee engagement and performance? Well, according to Gallup findings<\/a>, managers account for at least 70% of the variance in employee engagement scores across business units. Just think about the impact of this variance has on your company.<\/span><\/p>\n

Retaining Talent<\/h2>\n

Leadership has a strong connection not only to job satisfaction, employee engagement and productivity but also employee retention and even attracting talent. Josefine S\u00f6derqvist, Director of Human Resources of Benify, says, \u201cStudies show that leadership is the number one reason people choose an employer, stay with an employer, or, conversely, leave an employer. Therefore, it\u00b4s very important for us to achieve Benify\u00b4s vision and reach our goal of having employees wanting to stay and contribute to Benify. And leadership is key to that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Strong leadership is one of the keys to employee retention, and retaining your talent gives you a greater chance of reaching your company\u2019s business goals and vision. This is where having a leadership strategy is vital.<\/p>\n

Leading By Design<\/h2>\n

Last November, Benify launched its Leadership Program together with \u201cLeadership Guru\u201d P\u00e4r Lager. P\u00e4r has been working with leadership since 1988 and has been a CEO for several companies including the prestigious Berghs School of Communication in Stockholm, which has been appointed best school in the world seven times \u2013 the first time in 2010 when P\u00e4r had been CEO for 3 years.<\/p>\n

Benify\u2019s Leadership Program is a multiple-step training program consisting of three steps – a digital learning program followed by two in-person days of action-based learning. Additionally, leaders are given several assignments, one of which needs to be completed together with a \u201cwing-mate\u201d (aka another manager). During the latter assignment, leaders will discuss their personal leadership plan and have the opportunity to reflect and discuss how they can improve individually as leaders.<\/p>\n

\"leadership-benify\"By designing its leadership program this way, Benify ensures all its managers receive the same knowledge to build on and can support and coach one another in their leadership challenges.<\/p>\n

Josefine underlines the importance of giving managers the tools to succeed, rather than \u00b4here is your job \u2013 do it\u00b4 without any guidance. \u201cThat is an important part concerning the wellbeing of our employees and job satisfaction.\u201d<\/p>\n

Being a Great Leader<\/h2>\n

Managers are role models for the company\u2019s culture. This means working according to and living the company\u2019s core values and encouraging everyone else to do the same. To do this, a manager first needs to have a good understanding of the company\u2019s history, vision, business model and business strategies to make the right decisions based on both the customers\u2019 needs as well as the company\u2019s needs.<\/span><\/p>\n

Managers are, of course, responsible for their team\u2019s performance and results. Managers create the foundation and conditions that enable employees to be engaged in their work and thrive by guiding and supporting them towards the company\u2019s goals.<\/p>\n

Opportunity is Everything<\/h2>\n

To become a leader, of course, opportunity is everything, which is why Benify focuses on promoting people internally into leadership positions. The company\u2019s leadership program makes sure they develop their employees\u2019 potential through greater use of knowledge and tools.<\/p>\n

Elin \u00d6hrn, Head of Client Relations at Benify, participated in last year\u2019s Leadership Program and said the program gave her a great foundation to build further knowledge. \u201cWe had an exercise where we created a personal development plan, which makes it easier for me to reflect on what I\u00b4ve learned and how to work with it practically. The program gave me lots of inspiration about self-leadership and how I can work with my own circle of influence. That\u2019s something I\u2019ll use both at work and in my private life.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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