Balancing Your Work Commitment

Work commitment is defined as the level of dedication and sincerity a worker has towards his/her tasks appointed at work. It is the feeling of responsibility that a person has towards the goals, mission, and objectives of the organisation he/she is associated with. A high level of employee satisfaction in an organisation is related to higher work commitment and engagement in the organisation. Work commitment can only be achieved if an employee has a healthy ‘work-life’ balance.

How to increase commitment at work?

Improving work commitment cannot happen in just a day. Here are some ways to help bring effective changes in an employee’s work commitment:

· Manage and clarify expectations — Employers should communicate the goals, vision, and mission of the organisation to their employees. This way employees would know what the organisation expects of them. Clarity of thoughts is important for work determination and achieving excellence. Once you are well aware of what is expected of you, you will be able to plan and schedule your tasks accordingly to build better work commitment.

· Promote a culture of transparency — Having a transparent culture in an organisation is important. The employees should be able to participate freely in the discussions and make important decisions. This increases their sense of belonging and leads to an increase in work commitment.

· Incentivisation — For an employee to manage and achieve all his/her work commitments there must be an incentive they receive upon appropriate completion of all commitments. Providing incentives is important for organisations to recognise the hard work employees put in to achieve the desired result. A Harvard Business Review research also indicated that incentives motivate employees to work harder, stay committed, and maintain better mental health.

Importance of balancing your work commitment

Work commitment allows an organisation to meet its goals and stick to its vision. Without work commitments, employers and employees would have no structure. Some important benefits of balancing your work commitment are:

· Increased productivity — Better commitment would mean that the employee spends more structured time at work, leading to lesser absenteeism. Therefore, less absenteeism and stability amongst employees leads to better productivity

· Target is met — A committed employee would feel self-motivated. Research has proven that such employees also tend to set goals in a more prioritised fashion. This leads to more fulfilment of targets.

· Bring fun to work — Work commitment encourages employees to come up with more creative and competitive ways to meet the targets.

Committed employees will always be more attentive, productive, responsible, and energetic about their work. Therefore -one must commit to their tasks and balance it out.

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– Manavi Pandey