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Keeping your team engaged by implementing time-saving technologies

The benefits of high employee engagement
Companies with high employee engagement have a competitive edge as they benefit from:1,2

 

  • Increased productivity and profit

  • Lower absenteeism and staff turnover

  • Increased customer engagement

  • Fewer quality incidents



Achieving high employee engagement requires leaders to:3-6

 

  • Empower employees to discover their full potential

  • Detect and encourage the most positive capabilities in people

  • Provide development opportunities

  • Allow employees to be in a position of influence

  • Recognize teams for their hard work to create a culture of collaboration

Nine ways that your analyzer can save time for your team

Reliability

1.

Good instrument reliability maximizes operational time and can lead to higher productivity in the lab with more predictable turnaround times

Automated equipent

2.

Software functionality that facilitates maximum walkaway time and minimizes manual work

Sample

3.

Automated maintenance functions that reduce the hands on time for the operator

Time

7.

Smart features that facilitate planning for the day and support uninterrupted operation for longer stretches of time

Sample check

8.

Automated sample integrity checks that improve the quality of test results

Touchpoint

9.

Ability to quickly and efficiently access key information (e.g., time to result and quality assurance data)

Automated calibration

4.

Automated calibration features that simplify the work for the operators and reduce the number of calibration events overall

Ready-to-use reagents

5.

Ready to use reagents that eliminate the need for preparation and waiting time and help simplify the overall workflow

Instrument

6.

Capacity to run a large number of high medical value tests on one consolidated system increases walkaway time and simplifies overall workflow

References

 

  1. Gallup Inc. (2013). Report available from https://www.hr.uci.edu/partnership/survey/pdf/03-Gallup-Q12-Research.pdf [Accessed August 2022]

  2. Dacoco MP. (2017). CLMA KnowledgeLab 2017 presentation available from http://www.clma.org/d/do/3100  [Accessed August 2022]  

  3. Llopis, G. (2015.). Article available from https://www.forbes.com/sites/glennllopis/2015/02/02/6-things-wise-leaders-do-to-engage-their-employees/#2cec642f7f5d  [Accessed August 2022]

  4. Pignatelli  A and Baudoin C. (2016). Article available  from http://www.labmanager.com/management-tips/2016/03/5-tips-to-boost-dismal-employee-engagement-levels#.W1hdyNIzaUk  [Accessed August 2022]

  5. Rogel C. (2018). Article available  from https://www.decision-wise.com/growth-and-development-opportunities-and-employee-engagement/ [Accessed August 2022]

  6. Kappel M. (2018). Article available from https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikekappel/2018/01/04/how-to-establish-a-culture-of-employee-engagement/#3002e90f8dc4 [Accessed August 2022]