{"id":58638,"date":"2022-09-15T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-15T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/?p=58638"},"modified":"2023-02-08T07:15:55","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T15:15:55","slug":"how-to-engage-employees-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/stories\/how-to-engage-employees-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"New Salesforce Data Reveals Top Drivers of Exceptional Employee Experience. Spoiler Alert: It’s Not Free Snacks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

New Salesforce research uncovers what 1,105 U.S.-based, full-time workers said they need to feel motivated and happy at work: flexibility, collaboration, and purpose. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As many companies focus on finding ways to get their employees back to pre-pandemic operations<\/a>, new Salesforce research reveals that nearly 7 in 10 U.S. workers believe the office should not<\/em><\/strong> look the same as it did before. What\u2019s more, 66% say it will take more than great perks (read: free snacks<\/em>) to lure them back into the office. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flexibility, on the other hand, continues to be the leading contributor to an exceptional employee experience. The data also reveals that deeper elements \u2014 like collaboration and purpose \u2014 are growing markers of what keeps employees motivated and happy.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Flexibility is the cost of entry in today\u2019s workplace \u2014 and managers must take note<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Employees crave the freedom of flexibility, and it\u2019s no longer a nice-to-have. In fact, flexibility is so critical that new roles like \u2018VP of Flexible Work<\/a>\u2019 are cropping up in some businesses. Salesforce believes office mandates don\u2019t work<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If flexibility is critical to employees \u2013  how can businesses do it right? Part of it lies with managers. According to the research, the connections employees have with one another (and in particular, between managers and direct reports) is what fosters a culture of flexibility:<\/p>\n\n\n\n