<\/a><\/p>\n Employee engagement is a crucial measure of not only what\u2019s going on with your internal company culture, but what customers are seeing too.<\/p>\n It makes sense\u2014employees who are engaged are committed to quality and providing a great customer experience<\/a>. That\u2019s why highly engaged business units have an incredible 21% greater profitability<\/a>.<\/p>\n Plus, higher engagement results in lower turnover and higher productivity (here are a few productivity tips<\/a>) among your team.<\/p>\n That means you can\u2019t neglect employee engagement<\/a>\u2014even if some or all of your team works remotely. In fact, if you have remote employees, it\u2019s more important than ever to invest in technology that keeps them connected so that they can feel that sense of teamwork and a shared mission even if they\u2019re miles apart. Here\u2019s the thing. While remote teams can struggle with engagement, they don\u2019t have to.<\/p>\n In fact, having a remote (or partially remote team) can actually give you an advantage when it comes to tracking employee engagement.<\/p>\n Since your employees are already used to using digital communication platforms and different apps to get their job done, it\u2019s easy to add another app to the mix or even track what they\u2019re up to on the platforms you already use.<\/p>\n We\u2019ll get into some of the best employee apps that can help with engagement tracking below, but some ideas for tracking employee engagement over time include:<\/p>\n Whatever you choose, it\u2019s important to be consistent in your tracking and do it over a long period of time. You need to measure the same metrics\u2014using the same survey questions or methods of data collection\u2014over time to get accurate measurements that\u2019ll help you understand what\u2019s really going on in your company.<\/p>\n Also, keep in mind that you don\u2019t have to do everything at once. While it can feel exciting to start tracking employee engagement, if you try to use a bunch of new apps all at the same time, you\u2019ll just confuse your team.<\/p>\n They won\u2019t know which one is the most important, and it\u2019s unlikely that they\u2019ll bother to spend the time to enter the same information in multiple surveys. It\u2019s better to stick to one or two methods that track the metrics that really matter rather than to overwhelm your employees.<\/p>\n Plus, you can always add the next app on your list in a month or two, building up to a well-rounded employee engagement program over time. What is an employee engagement app, really? Well, when most people think of employee engagement apps, they think of employee survey apps.<\/p>\n In fact, companies that use surveys to measure engagement see at least a 20% higher engagement score<\/a> than those that don\u2019t.<\/p>\n This might be the case because issuing surveys lets employees know that you care about their engagement enough that they feel more connected to your organization. Or, maybe the companies that measure engagement are the ones that prioritize it.<\/p>\n Either way, surveys are a great way to get the pulse of your team and understand how to build effective teamwork<\/a> habits\u2014but that\u2019s only one kind of employee engagement app.<\/p>\n When you think of the apps that empower employee engagement, try to take a wider view of what engagement looks like in your workplace\u2014remote or not.<\/p>\n The apps that keep your employees connected, the platforms that allow them to recognize each other\u2019s hard work, and the behind-the-scenes tools that track data are all different kinds of employee engagement apps.<\/p>\n Combine these different kinds of apps to create a true system for engagement.<\/p>\n For starters, here are four kinds of employee engagement apps businesses typically need:<\/p>\n As we mentioned, surveys are the foundation of most employee engagement programs, and just asking for feedback via a survey can increase employee engagement. But how do you actually create surveys, distribute them, and track the results?<\/p>\n A good employee feedback app is a crucial piece of your employee engagement toolbox. Using an app like 15Five<\/a> gives you the opportunity to check in with your employees on a weekly basis. And if that seems like a bit much, don\u2019t worry\u2014the company\u2019s name is based on the idea that it will only take your team members 15 minutes to take the survey, and, for managers, 5 minutes to review. Smart, eh?<\/p>\n These aren\u2019t anonymous surveys either\u2014they\u2019re specifically designed to open up communication between managers and their team members and draw out helpful feedback that management needs:<\/p>\n You can customize the feedback questions for any situation\u2014from asking for specific team building ideas to asking if there\u2019s anything your employees would like to discuss. Choose from the 15Five database to find researched-based questions that will make your feedback more effective.<\/p>\n Plus, you can have employees enter numerical ratings as well, giving you quantitative as well as qualitative data to work from.<\/p>\n 15Five plans<\/a> start at $7 per person, per month.<\/p>\n Feedback apps are great for communicating issues and fresh ideas up the management chain in your office, but for celebrating accomplishments among team members, it\u2019s a good idea to use an employee recognition app.<\/p>\n When your employees see that their team members notice when they do a good job, they\u2019re more likely to feel more engaged with your company and their team\u2019s goals.<\/p>\n Plus, if you work with a remote team, it\u2019s important to be intentional about recognition, since there\u2019s less opportunity for a casual \u201chey, good job on that presentation\u201d in the hallway.<\/p>\n Tap My Back<\/a> is an app that gives your employees a space to celebrate their teammates and a job well done. Using a desktop or mobile app, your employees can deliver positive feedback with public (within your organization) recognition.<\/p>\n Other teammates can add on to the praise with comments and additional \u201ctaps.\u201d<\/p>\n The app even lets you create recognition badges to reinforce your company values and culture\u2014keeping everyone engaged with their shared goals.<\/p>\n Tap My Back pricing<\/a> starts at just $2.50 per user, per month.<\/p>\n You may not always think of your communication app when you\u2019re looking for employee engagement software, but we\u2019d argue you probably should. After all, keeping employees engaged with your team and your company as a whole is dependent on good communication.<\/p>\n The right communication tool<\/a> isn\u2019t just about giving your teammates a way to chat with each other\u2014it keeps everyone engaged and connected in a variety of ways.<\/p>\n For example, a dynamic communication app like RingCentral<\/a> allows for not only chat functionality but video calling and screen sharing<\/a> as well. That means your teams can use one platform to provide important updates, run the morning meeting, and even hop on a quick screen share to fill each other in on exactly what\u2019s going on:<\/p>\n Bonus: RingCentral also allows you to assign follow-up tasks right from a message and integrates with the apps you already use for project management, customer relationships, and file management\u2014meaning you really can keep everything in one place:<\/p>\n By having company communication centered in one digital space, you can monitor the usage of your communication app\u2014either tracking the numbers or just anecdotally\u2014 to get a snapshot of employee engagement.<\/p>\n RingCentral has a 15-day free trial, and paid plans start at $19.99 per user, per month<\/a> once you want to get your team on board.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udd79\ufe0f<\/span> Get a hands-on look at how RingCentral works by booking a product tour:<\/p>\nWhy is employee engagement important?<\/h2>\n
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