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What is the Role of Professionally Led Peer Group Interaction at Work?

September 2nd, 2021 by Brian Suerth

People in a huddle

Some of you may have come across the term work-family. For those of you who are hearing this term for the first time, this means that an employee can view their coworkers as family in the workplace. Therefore, to ensure satisfaction in the workplace, it is crucial for management to support positive peer relationships.

What Are Peer Relationships?

Peer relationships work along the same level in an organization’s hierarchy and, therefore, don’t have formal authority over one another.

Nowadays, paychecks aren’t enough of a motivator. Millennials and later generations being hired by organizations are looking for workspaces that make their 9-to-5 experience more meaningful. In other words, their work needs to serve a specific purpose to be perceived as satisfying.

One of the ways managers ensure this is with the help of professionally-led peer group interaction.

The Benefits of Professionally-Led Peer Group Interaction

Counters Workplace Loneliness

Loneliness in the workplace is a recurring problem. Due to this problem, work feels more tiring and work hours seem much longer since they have no one to support them.

For instance, in the UK, nearly 9 million employees (more than London’s total population) had reported feeling lonely in their workplace. In a country like Japan, which is infamous for its long work hours, nearly 30,000 people commit suicide because of workplace loneliness.

Increases Job Satisfaction

Working solo as opposed to working in a team of like-minded individuals makes a huge impact on projects. When employees have friends in their workplace who offer their support and celebrate each others’ achievements, they unlock greater satisfaction and begin loving their job.

People who have made friends in the workplace were found to be 27% more likely to think their company’s mission is important. For this reason, they motivate everyone around them and begin working harder.

Professionally led peer group interaction supports, encourages, and challenges employees to thrive in their company’s culture.

Increases Loyalty Among Employees

Studies have shown that 56% of employees reported an increase in loyalty to companies that have an empathetic culture.

In reality, employees don’t begin to despise their job. They despise their managers. Similarly, workers aren’t loyal to a company. Instead, they are loyal to the people in their company.

This is why empathy is so important in establishing and boosting professionally-led peer relationships in an organization. When coworkers begin to open up to each other, they feel more comfortable working together and feel an increased sense of commitment and loyalty.

Final Thoughts

Would you like to benefit from the best practices of professionally-led peer group interaction in the industry?

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