Expressions of employee voice

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  What is the expressions of employee voice and    how its effect on organization?


Voice of employee

Employee voice is a foster culture that creates every member feel free to talk and inspire to speak up. It could be a empower delightful idea, options, build up workplace symphony and also performance of organization. Literature outlines that employee voice becomes fruitful when organizations uphold an environment in which employees feel comfortable giving opinions, ensuring that they will not be penalized for it (Waeraas and Dahle, 2020). 

Key component of the employee voice

The idea of employee voice has been the center of the spotlights in the fields of employment relations/human resource management and organizational behavior since the 1980s (Wilkinson, Gollan, Kalfa, & Xu, 2018). The employee voice has a four essential component to constitute the framework. each of component playing a significant role to enhance company culture

1. Responsive leadership

Responsive leadership means react all with positive feedback. The effectiveness of employee voice is emphasize when company leaders respect to respond the employee feedback received and also company leaders actively listening employee activities, employee voice becomes even more effective. This element improves not listening employee but also making tangible actions to gain knowledge. Being responsive leadership is sense of trust and shows a dedication to continues development, which strengthens the importance of employee voice.

2. Employee feedback methodology

Constructive feedback is one of the most important aspects of the employee voice for  establishment of strong processes. According to regular performance reviews, conversations about professional growth, and chances for employees to provide feedback on their own terms. In addition feedback methodology assures that company members not only  receive guidance feedback but also have a formal flat form to express their problems and goals to the organization.

3. Cultural inclusivity

A culture of inclusivity of employee voice, where every employees feel free to communicate their thinking ideas, thinking pattern and expressions without worrying and judgment. This component entails fostering an environment that embraces diversity, varied perspectives, and value of amplitude. Apart from that various experiences emphasize the organizational trajectory.

4. Recognitions of contribution

Recognizing and appreciating the employees contribution is a crucial component of the employee voice. This entails recognizing and appreciating accomplishments of all and crediting the workforce as a attributing successes.  According to this recognizing and contribution cultivate a positive work environment to inspire employees to actively participate organization culture. 



Video clip 1.0  That little voice by Royal Bank of Canada
Source: (RBC.com, 2020)

Importance of the employee voice at current work place

Effective employee voice is provide reliance with employers for innovation, productivity development, expansion of capacity, new project and organizational advancement. Employees self expressions and thoughts in voice feel most valuable result at work, in addition increased job satisfaction and involve best opportunities for improvements.

Establishing a organizational workforce of giving employee voice is essential component, that is given pleasure, highly productive and engaged people. Engaged employees perform better performance in their organizations and show positive emotions towards their work such as happiness, joy, and enthusiasm contrary to non-engaged workers (Bakker & Demerouti, 2008) and organizations can take advantage of engagement-evoking working environments by encouraging work engagement among their employees (Liang, Yehuda, & Russo, 2017).  Despite, be persuaded that their recommendations are taken into consideration while making decisions. Therefore, they will be become open to sharing thoughts, concerns, and opinions within their position. If there is lack of employee voice in the organization, it might be tremendous problem leaders could not be control and employees rise their issues and overloaded. Thus, employees who have autonomy, control and responsibility in their organizations will be more engaged to their work (Bakker & Demerouti, 2008).  Here mentioned key points that importance of employee voice at the organization environment. 

  1. Enhanced employee engagement
  2. Motivate and boost morale
  3. Innovation new concept 
  4. Effective problem solving 
  5. Empower employee satisfaction
  6. Cultivation of inclusivity
  7. Align and progress company goals
  8. Boost employee trust
  9. Adaptability and resilience 



Listening to employee voice benefits

According to setting up flatform to support the employee voice might take several investment from company side, Nonetheless, There are many  advantages to support the organization. Despite, to get better understanding this situation need to consider both advantages and disadvantages of the employee voice, 

Advantages

  1. Empower morale
  2. Enhanced organizational performance
  3. Improve decision making
  4. Adaptability of organization
  5. Reduce resentment and conflict
  6. Enhanced creativity and innovation  


Disadvantages

                    1. Implementation challenging
                    2. Potential for conflict 
                    3. Resistance and hard management
                    4. Slowly decision making process
                    5. Overload of management


Reference

  • Armstrong, M. and Taylor, S. (2014) Armstrong’s Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice. 13th edn. London: Kogan Page 
  • Blink, (2023) Employee voice in the workplace [online] Available at: https://www.joinblink.com/intelligence/employee-voice [Accessed on 21.03.2024]
  • CIPD, (2024) Employee voice  [online] Available at:https://www.cipd.org/en/knowledge/factsheets/voicefactsheet/#:~:text=For%20employees%2C%20self%2Dexpression%20in,creating%20inclusive%20working%20environments%20too. [Accessed on 28.03.2024]
  • Kailash G, (2023) What is employee voice? How can continuous listening improve employee engagement? [online] Available at:https://www.culturemonkey.io/employee-engagement/employee-voice/ [Accessed on 20.03.2024]
  • Yucel S, & Muhammod G, (2019) A Study on Employee Voice and its Effect on Work Engagement Explicating from the Turkish Teachers’ Perspectives [online] Available at: https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1220830.pdf [Accessed on 25.03.2024]

Comments

  1. Ruki(Rukshan Dinesh-E232179)April 11, 2024 at 10:34 PM

    Employee voice promotes an environment in which team members are comfortable sharing their thoughts, empowering one another, and enhancing productivity. It creates a welcoming atmosphere where viewpoints are accepted without judgement.
    Proactive employee engagement promotes creativity, efficiency, growth, and progress within the company. It boosts prospects for advancement and job happiness. When employees are engaged, their performance improves and they feel better about themselves than when they are not involved.
    Great and very useful blog in the current context !

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    1. Sajana Rupasiri E223450April 12, 2024 at 9:34 PM

      Yes Ruki, Employee voice and proactive involvement are key drivers of a successful company culture. Organizations foster creativity, collaboration, and continual progress by fostering open communication and respecting other points of view. Employees that are engaged not only contribute to the organizational growth, but they also expertise higher levels of job satisfaction and fulfillment. It is encouraging to witness the good influence of these practices on both individuals and the organizational.

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  2. NerangaApril 11, 2024 at 11:05 PM

    Word of mouth is a very fast communication method so within organization we can get a clear idea about what is going on,voice of employee is the best method for get a good feedback

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    1. Sajana Rupasiri E223450April 12, 2024 at 9:36 PM

      Yes Neranga, Employee voice is a foster culture that creates every member feel free to talk and inspire to speak up. It could be a empower delightful idea, options, build up workplace symphony and also performance of organization

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  3. Nadeeka SamarathungaApril 12, 2024 at 7:49 AM

    It is crucial to acknowledge and value the contributions made by employees. It promotes active engagement in company culture and a healthy work environment. A key component of both corporate performance and employee engagement is highlighted in this blog post. great blog post!

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    1. Sajana Rupasiri E223450April 12, 2024 at 9:42 PM

      Yes Nadeeka, Recognizing and rewarding employee contributions is critical for creating a healthy work environment and encouraging active engagement. Recognizing employees' contributions improves morale while also enhancing their commitment to the company's culture and goals.

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  4. Anjali Hettiarachchi E225448April 12, 2024 at 12:23 PM


    This explanation of employee voice and its impact on organizations is great! It shows how important it is for employees to feel comfortable speaking up. It leads to benefits like increased engagement and better problem-solving. But there are also challenges to consider, like potential conflicts. Overall, valuing employee voice can really help organisations improve.Great !!!!

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    1. Sajana Rupasiri E223450April 12, 2024 at 9:52 PM

      Yes Anjali, When creating an environment, employee feel empowered to express their thoughts is critical to corporate success. While it promotes more engagement and problem-solving, reducing possible tensions is also critical. Valuing employee feedback is essential for advance continuous improvement and organizational progress.

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