High-performing teams are built from strong relationships. Post-COVID, how does an organization foster them?

Close relationships are more integral to our longevity, well-being, and happiness than money, status, or any other outward-facing forms of success. Close relationships in the workplace, too, are integral to well-being: both for employees and for organizations. However, the way workplace organizations are set up can often prevent employees from authentically and openly connecting. Companies are beginning to focus focusing more on employee well-being as a key factor in business success – but focusing on “well-being” without focusing on fostering open, productive relationships won’t address the heart of the issue.

The post-COVID years of technological and workplace advancement have shown us that teams can achieve more when freed from their work desks than ever before – so why are employees so physically and mentally exhausted? With wellness as a This new mindset driving more and more of our conversations we are talking more openly about our experiences and the about the benefits work-life balance has on our workplace relationships. flowing through more of our conversations, So how is this changing workplace relationships and customs?

RippleWorx philosophy is based around the idea that If you are happy at work, do you do better work than if you were unhappy? Does good work necessarily encourage more open and meaningful connections between leaders and employees? Motivation drives momentum and positive relationships in the workplace require purposefully investing in employee knowledge, motivation, and organizational alignment. When these KMOs are aligned, workforces – in any field – strengthen. By measuring an individuals motivation overtime, RippleWorx’s automated intelligence can predict at what rate performance and readiness will improve, empowering advancement and stabilizing retention. Measuring an individuals performance overtime reveals not only ways to up skill but also actionable trends you need to teams to build meaningful connections that put relationships at the center of work, which empowers

Driving performance through investment into organizational alignment – which involves identifying the individual needs and strengths of workers and fostering environments where they are valued as human beings – is the next great innovation in work.

It is no secret that when employees individuals don’t do not feel valued, prepared, or heard by their leaders management, they lose momentum is lost and relationships suffer. turn away from work, and leave. But the adage ‘management makes the job’ is only half the story. really is true: w The RippleWorx engine measures individuals, teams, and an organizations performance. Fostering relationships in the workplace requires clear insight into all three. hen management is empowered to foster human relationships with their employees, teams are happier and feel more united in their goals. But insight is not enough to see the whole picture. RippleWorx’s adaptive sensors trigger recommendations that show you where to put the most energy.

Consider having the ability to know about issues and a tool that can seed interventions, giving you direct and immediate access to an individual’s feedback for improvement, this is why RippleWorx is at the forefront of people analytics.

When an organization powers its goals by emphasizing strong, open-communication relationships between individuals and teams, people are nicer to each other. Employees learn faster, are more motivated, and do better work. Companies attract and retain more diverse workforces, and employees feel more comfortable being their authentic selves.

Obviously easier said than done.

So how, in an era of changing workplace customs, can organizations foster these types of connections?

Much like the 2020s have demonstrated that productivity in a digital environment is possible, they have also demonstrated the difficulty of maintaining meaningful, human connections between executives, directors, managers, and employees. With generational and technological gaps widening, the time for innovation is now – and harnessing the power of data is the easiest, most powerful way to bridge these gaps and illuminate the path from employee motivation to company momentum.

RippleWorx is a software engine that enables management in all types of workplaces to use data-driven insights to build more open-ended, productive relationships at each level of an organization. From enterprise, to law enforcement, to education, all fields at their core need the same thing: a way to connect management to employees and address disconnect on an individualized level. RippleWorx offers this and more, allowing leaders to measure the “Pulse” of their organization and identify which changes will lead to the most success. That’s the Ripple Effect in action.