By Ben Lobel on Small Business – Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
Employee motivation is a hot topic in today’s workplace, and evidence suggests that those companies that go above and beyond to offer features that keep workers engaged may attract a better level of staff.
Not all of us are lucky enough to have the luxury of nap rooms and slides in our office. However, in a study last month by CV-Library, more than half (56 per cent) of professionals would be more likely to apply for a job that had a unique or cool workplace.
The survey of 1,200 workers found that the younger generation were the most likely to look for work in companies with ‘funky’ workplaces, with 81.2 per cent of millennials and generation Z workers agreeing to this.
Employee engagement
But employee motivation is about more than just funky office features – it’s about engaging employees through a unified company philosophy that everyone is comfortable buying into. Below, we chat to the business owners that managed to create a motivated and engaged workforce, and explore how you can recreate their success.
Matthew Reed, founder of Equipsme, discusses how businesses should go about achieving a motivated workforce.
 
Keeping the workforce motivated

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