In a company, the integration of each employee will not be done in the same way. Some will speak up while others will stay back for fear of not saying what they think. However, their arguments can be of great help to you. So what are the actions that can be done to let them speak up?
It is good to remember that individuals do not adopt the same behaviors when they are in society. There is a barrier that separates behavior professional staff. It is precisely this barrier that makes individuals “restrain” themselves as soon as they arrive at a new job. It is therefore not uncommon to see that new collaborators do not dare to speak out for fear of doing something wrong or of being different from others. You must therefore reassure them so that they can free themselves and thus speak internally.
Let's give importance to the actions you need to do to make them feel comfortable:
Be available
Show as soon as they arrive that You are there to guide them so that their integration takes place in the best possible way. A good integration will be decisive on their ability to communicate with other employees.
Take the time to let them discover the departments and let them understand that you are available to answer their questions.
Promote interaction with your other collaborators
For your employees to be able to discuss with other colleagues, it is necessary that they all know each other. To do this, try toorganize appointments with your other collaborators. During these meetings, put your newcomer first, introduce them and let them introduce themselves and start the conversation.
If you are required to lead a meeting, involve it by having taken care, beforehand, to properly distribute the roles. By repeating this process, he will no longer be ashamed or afraid to speak up, which may reveal skills he was unaware of.
Plan workshops
If there is one thing that allows every employee to speak up, it's workshops. If you are not familiar with this new practice, it consists of organize “meetings” of less than one hour on a theme chosen by the speaker. Here, the actors are of course your collaborators.
Why are these workshops so popular?
Quite simply because each employee has a “story” to tell. Whether it's about his job, his experience or to talk about a subject that is close to his heart, give your employees a voice through these workshops. The advantage will be that at the end of these, your other colleagues will in turn want to participate as speakers and organize the next one.
Organize activities
A good tip for giving your employees a voice is to carry out various activities. Whether it's team building, seminars by department, all activities are good for speaking out in business. Encourage team games and thus creating exchanges between your employees will allow for greater complicity. Not only will they speak in groups but you will create a strong bond between them.
Build up Shadow Comex
But what is a Shadow Comex?! It is in fact an executive committee organized by the employees and not the management. The objective of these Shadow Comex is to highlight the problems that the company is facing and that the directors do not see. At the end of the fiscal year, employees will make their presentation to the directors.
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