Building A Democratic Work Place: Of the People, By The People, and For The People!

When we talk of democracy, it should not start so far as from your country but right from the workplace where employees should be given a voice and an atmosphere that’s of the people, for the people, and by the people. A workplace atmosphere that fails to integrate these core principles of democracy within itself ultimately fails to make its people feel a part of the bigger organization. Then, it is bound to happen that the organization witnesses poor retention and employee collapse.

Ever thought of how a work atmosphere can affect an employee’s psychology? Any atmosphere that fails to motivate its employee and on the top of it, ruled by poor leadership can make an extraordinary employee too, feel unwanted. When management and organization fail to cater to the needs of its employees and value only things suited to their best interests, then it is bound to impact the employees negatively where they lose confidence and their respect for the workplace. Once the interest is lost, the employees lose all the emotional connect with their workplace and turn into just paycheck seekers. Then, their primary motivation is no more work enhancement or quality assurance, but only task completion on a daily basis to get paid at the end of every month.

Then, what is the solution? Obviously, a good work atmosphere with enhanced core values. In a world where employees are increasingly growing to identify and express their own selves like in any democracy, organizations should primarily focus on strengthening their core values and practices in accordance to the needs of its employees. Paychecks have taken a back seat and employees have come up to seek workplaces that enhance creativity and innovation while at the same time recognizes duly the efforts taken by its employees. Nowadays along with they contributing to the company’s growth, employees focus on company contributing to their personal and professional growth as well. With a good vision and mission to achieve, employees are driven to achieve more and more for the organization and thus put their creativity at work.

Incorporating these democratic values of caring and sharing at its heart, Ergode has raised a family of a dedicated workforce that is ready to go out of their ways to achieve the organization’s mission. Giving due credits to the employees towards the organization’s growth through the medium of HR cares and shares, Ergode ensures that no efforts go wasted and the employees constantly feel motivated towards their self-growth.

“People want guidance, not rhetoric. They need to know what the plan of action is, and how it will be implemented. They want to be given responsibility to help solve the problem and authority to act on it.”

As rightly said by Howard Schultz, employees look forward to taking up responsibilities, provided given a chance. So, focusing on making its people self-accountable, Ergode believes in building leaders and giving them responsibilities to prove their potential to their best. An atmosphere where employees have equal say to put their suggestions forward to make the company a better one is bound to generate happy and satisfied employees. With this thought, we practice the culture of taking up employees suggestions and working actively on it, thus making them the decision makers and decision changers of Ergode.

Democracy practiced in the true sense from both the company and the employees’ end is bound to yield profitable results and higher productivity. Ergode promotes this democratic culture to the core by working on the employee suggestions that it receives.  After all, we understand that an organization is nothing without its happy and content employees.