Or should managers and human resources staffers take charge of this task? While it’s great when employees motivate their colleagues, engagement isn’t their job. It should be part of the human resource department’s duties. Read on to learn what the situation is really like, and what can be done to change it.

Oracle is best known for being a software company. That’s not all it does, though. It also runs a human capital management consulting division. As such, business leaders have an interest in being thought leaders in this field.

In September 2015, Oracle performed a survey of 1,500 employees working at large companies in Western Europe. Researchers asked respondents about who was responsible for employee engagement at their workplace. The results were quite surprising.

Only 3% of respondents said HR has the most positive impact on employee engagement. So, who do employees believe really help engage them? Forty two percent responded that honor goes to their coworkers.

There are steps HR departments can take to assume ownership of employee engagement efforts. Oracle’s report suggests that HR professionals must develop a culture that promotes collaboration and learning with technological tools.

The report’s authors point out that employees are already using technology to crowdsource advice and find information. Why can’t HR share resources electronically that help workers stay motivated at their jobs?

Oracle emphasizes the importance of utilizing analytics to determine the impact of new management styles and collaboration tools. The term “analytics” refers to the study of data to, among other things, assess the effect of an event or action. For many years, analytics software was confined to the finance department or to teams who directly served customers. That’s no longer the case – there are analytics programs for nearly every division in a business, including HR.

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