{"id":20889,"date":"2019-11-19T11:01:29","date_gmt":"2019-11-19T11:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/strammer.com\/?p=20889"},"modified":"2019-11-19T11:01:29","modified_gmt":"2019-11-19T11:01:29","slug":"workforce-confidence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/strammer.com\/es\/workforce-confidence\/","title":{"rendered":"Workforce Confidence: How to Tackle It?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-fullwidth-1  fusion-parallax-none nonhundred-percent-fullwidth\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0px;border-top-width: 0px;border-bottom-style: solid;border-top-style: solid;padding-bottom:20px;padding-top:20px;padding-left:;padding-right:;\"><style type=\"text\/css\" scoped=\"scoped\">.fusion-fullwidth-1 {\r\n                            padding-left: px !important;\r\n                            padding-right: px !important;\r\n                        }<\/style><div class=\"fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-center fusion-title-size-one\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#7daac4;\"><\/div><\/div><h1 class=\"title-heading-center\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt; text-align: justify;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #7daac4;\">Employee\u2019s Confidence at the Workplace<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h1><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#7daac4;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Not all workers have the innate ability to be\u00a0<strong>confident<\/strong>. Our confidence depends on many exterior factors related to how others perceive and treat us but also factors, related to the way we perceive ourselves and how we deal with work.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Numerous studies and research have shown that workers with adequate levels of self-esteem and confidence perform <strong>better at work<\/strong>. Thus, companies must work on strategies to improve employees\u2019 confidence in the workplace. It is particularly important that leaders and managers closely monitor employees\u2019 work and recognise their success and efforts. Providing\u00a0<strong>positive or negative feedback<\/strong>\u00a0and <strong>constructive criticism<\/strong> is crucial.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Given that competences and confidence are strictly linked, organisations should be familiar with their workers\u2019 <strong>skills, talents<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>passions<\/strong>. This helps direct employees with the best profile to the right projects or tasks, which increases the chances of success. In addition, companies should\u00a0<strong>encourage workers<\/strong>\u00a0to develop their confidence and skills through workshops, conferences, and courses.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is crucial that companies take into consideration that workers have different needs, so the same programmes will not fit all. The right\u00a0<strong>onboarding process<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0<strong>training <\/strong>can offer\u00a0excellent results. It helps employees feel more capable and confident in performing their jobs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Additionally, strategies regarding workforce communication are important. The way colleagues and leaders\u00a0<strong>communicate\u00a0<\/strong>can affect workers\u2019 confidence. A 2012 study conducted by Andrew Newberg, M.D. and Mark Waldman showed that while negative language causes a lack of motivation, positive language improves confidence. A way to organise ideas, process emotions and avoid conflicts is to be aware of the tone, speed and volume used in one\u2019s voice. It is also important to take small breaks while speaking.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So far, we have focused more on the strategies that companies must implement to address this problem. But it is also important to remember that the confidence gap between men and women in the workplace is an important issue. In many situations like job interviews, female workers might be more\u00a0<strong>competent<\/strong>, but given that men are more confident, it is common they get the position, project, promotion, etc. instead of women. An interesting 2019 Peakon study showed that employees working in companies with women in leadership positions were\u00a0<strong>more confident<\/strong>\u00a0about their work organisations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Companies are not the only ones responsible for implementing strategies to improve workers\u2019 confidence.<strong> Employees\u00a0<\/strong>also need to work on their confidence. It is vital to improve the way we talk to ourselves by being kind and positive. Celebrating our achievements and increasing our knowledge are other ways that can strengthen work performance and confidence.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Even the smallest changes can have a big impact on our mood and confidence. We need to remember that it is ok not to feel\u00a0<strong>100% confident<\/strong>\u00a0all the time, but we should work for it. Unfortunately, Gartner\u2019s Global Talent Monitor report from 2018 in the UK showed that employees\u2019 confidence has\u00a0<strong>declined<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>References: <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Want to Motivate Your Team? 4 Ways to Inspire Confidence With the Words You Say, March 2019,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inc.com\/amy-vetter\/4-ways-to-speak-more-positively-so-you-motivate-not-deflate-employees.html?cid=search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inc.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>In Confidence: 5 Secrets For Stepping Into The Spotlight At Work, August 2019, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/womensmedia\/2019\/08\/26\/in-confidence-5-secrets-for-stepping-into-the-spotlight-at-work\/#4aef5d804a9d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forbes<\/a><\/li>\n<li>10 Things You Haven\u2019t Tried To Boost Your Confidence At Work, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifehack.org\/articles\/productivity\/10-tips-for-boosting-your-confidence-work.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lifehack<\/a><\/li>\n<li>4 Simple Ways to Boost Your Confidence on the Job, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inc.com\/kenny-kline\/4-simple-ways-to-boost-your-confidence-on-job.html?cid=search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inc.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":20890,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","myguten_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[98],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/strammer.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20889","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/strammer.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/strammer.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/strammer.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/strammer.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20889"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/strammer.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20889\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/strammer.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/strammer.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20889"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/strammer.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20889"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/strammer.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}