Socialising and Corporate Events a Trend in Employee Engagement at Workplace

Abstract

In today's competitive world, "all work and no play" at workplace have become an obsolete concept. The single most important factor in employee engagement is an employee's relationship with his or her direct manager. The matter of fact is that the employees don't intend to leave the company; they leave their managers. And they're willing to do this despite the tough economic conditions. According to the recent research, engaged employees have 20% superior performance and are 87% less likely to leave an organization. So, managers and team leaders need to become expert relationship builders and they need to learn how to nurture and sustain these relationships with their subordinates over time. Organizations should create new opportunities for the employee in learning, cooperation and leadership, and help to break down boundaries. Workplace celebrations, social get-togethers, a bit of humour and gatherings are important reasons that bring the staff together, allow them to socialize with one another more informally, and often help build and strengthen relationships. They enhance the culture of a workplace, making it fun and enjoyable. Humour, fun and social events provide a means of recognizing individual's workplace achievements, milestones and showing appreciation for the employees in a public domain. These events can be for large audiences through conventions and conferences, or smaller events such as retreats, holiday parties, private concerts and team building activities. The aim of this paper is to understand the employee's perception about the Socializing activities in terms of corporate staff events and its significant impact on the employee at the workplace, especially with reference to the Information Technology Industry in Secunderabad and Hyderabad.