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Getting employees to support difficult organizational decisions
Within an organization, difficult decisions impact every employee within the organization and it is
important to have their feedback when the decisions are being made. It is critically important that every
organization creates a method for workers to provide feedback in the decisions that the organization is
taking to bring everyone on board, get their insights, and have a unified decision regarding the running
of an organization. Employee feedback implies better communication within an organization. Employees
are the primary drivers of operations in an organization and if they boycott serious repercussions may
face the organization. Employee feedback can be positive, negative, or constructive feedback. Negative
feedback cannot be tolerated since it cannot build an organization, but rather cause its downfall.
Getting employees to support difficult organizational decisions acts as a level of trust upon them which
the organization management has placed on them. Asking employees for their opinions during major
decision-making shows you trust them and it acts to motivate them of their value in the organization.
The employees feel they make a difference and feel involved in contributing to the success of the
organization (Dachner, et al 2021). Besides, it improves productivity within the organization as the
employees feel as if they have a personal portion in the organization and its success. In addition, it
promotes teamwork within the organization as employees feel valued through sharing their opinions
which improves their interactions with the management. Moreover, getting employee feedback is
important since it results in more engaged workers who perform their work diligently and result in
improved performance. In addition, employee feedback results in a strong company culture which gives
rise to new employees who share in jib satisfaction and shared value.
There are several methods for providing employee feedback which can be formal or informal. The formal
employee feedback can be collected through the use of employee performance conversations which
involve the collection of employee views and opinions annually and their review and synthesis. Also,
formally scheduled meetings with employees can give their feedback (Dachner, et al 2021). Besides,
regular one-on-one conversations between company executives and employees can be used to collect
their views. Informal feedback from employees which can be utilized include recaps, casual interpersonal
relationships with employees, and group-based settings like team building and lunch where their
decisions can be collected. However, employee feedback can be challenging especially when the
employees give negative feedback. At times, incentives can help in adopting employee support as they
are motivated by the small token they receive and wish the success of the company for their work
security.