{"id":15993,"date":"2019-05-07T16:23:05","date_gmt":"2019-05-07T16:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.customerservicemanager.com\/?p=15993"},"modified":"2019-05-07T16:23:05","modified_gmt":"2019-05-07T16:23:05","slug":"how-to-maximise-employee-satisfaction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.customerservicemanager.com\/how-to-maximise-employee-satisfaction\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Maximise Employee Satisfaction"},"content":{"rendered":"<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15998\" src=\"https:\/\/www.customerservicemanager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/hapemp.jpg\" alt=\"Happy staff member in her office\" width=\"598\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.customerservicemanager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/hapemp.jpg 598w, https:\/\/www.customerservicemanager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/hapemp-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/>\n<p>Client satisfaction is a key goal for almost any company. After all, it tends to generate higher profit rates. It\u2019s also heavily linked with happy employees. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/business\/2019\/01\/04\/happy-employees-make-productive-workforce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A recent study conducted through the web platform engaging.works testifies this<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It highlights that motivation and effort levels tend to be greater among workers that feel supported by their employer. And this usually leads to a better customer experience.<\/p>\n<p>So, it\u2019s important to ensure that employees feel content and comfortable.<\/p>\n<p>To find out how to achieve this, follow our three top tips.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Provide Financial Security <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Most of us seek stability \u2013 especially when it comes to money. An unexpected event may require someone to temporarily leave work in order to fully deal with the issue. This could happen to anyone, including one of your employees.<\/p>\n<p>If it does, they might not have the means to stay financially afloat during their absence \u2013 and this could continue once they\u2019ve returned to work.<\/p>\n<p>Few of us feel motivated to work when we face serious issues at home \u2013 particularly money problems. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salaryfinance.com\/us\/employee-loans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">But you can support staff during this kind of difficulty through providing employee loans<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This option allows employees to clear debt at an affordable interest rate. It offers a simple \u2013 and fair \u2013 way to help team members stay financially secure.<\/p>\n<p>And of course, the more supported they feel, the better their customer service is likely to be.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong>Offer Emotional Support <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Very often, people associate workplaces with formality. True, staff must always act respectably at work \u2013 but this doesn\u2019t mean that they have to conceal their feelings.<\/p>\n<p>Organisations like the Mental Health Foundation underline the value of emotional support within professional environments. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalhealth.org.uk\/statistics\/mental-health-statistics-mental-health-work\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Companies that provide help for employees mental health issues are likely to save \u00a38 billion per year<\/a>, according to the body.<\/p>\n<p>Emotional support doesn\u2019t just reap financial benefits, though. It can also boost confidence amongst employees.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, they may feel more comfortable about facing clients.<\/p>\n<p>This could enhance their customer engagement skills, which may in turn raise client contentment rates.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong>Create a \u2018Suggestion Space\u2019 <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>A content staff member knows that their colleagues will listen to, advise, and help them whenever they need it. And this extends to self-expression.<\/p>\n<p>To guarantee maximum comfort within your workplace, introduce a \u2018suggestion space\u2019. This can either be an office area or an allotted period of time where employees can voice their concerns freely.<\/p>\n<p>If you apply a \u2018non-judgement\u2019 rule to this practice, it may further encourage staff to speak up. Alternatively, you could create a \u2018suggestion box\u2019, into which staff can place their written-out worries.<\/p>\n<p>The benefits to either option are twofold \u2013your staff will feel more empowered to speak their mind, and you\u2019ll be able to adapt the business to better suit their needs.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, happier staff may very well lead to an increase in keen clients. This in turn could generate higher sales and investment rates.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Happy employees make for happy customers\u2019. It\u2019s a common saying \u2013 and one that\u2019s usually accurate. Now that you know how, you can guarantee that this applies completely to your company, your team, and your clients.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Client satisfaction is a key goal for almost any company. After all, it tends to generate higher profit rates..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[56],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.customerservicemanager.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15993"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.customerservicemanager.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.customerservicemanager.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.customerservicemanager.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.customerservicemanager.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15993"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.customerservicemanager.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15993\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15999,"href":"https:\/\/www.customerservicemanager.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15993\/revisions\/15999"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.customerservicemanager.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.customerservicemanager.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.customerservicemanager.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}