When it's all said and done, people are still the most important resource a company has. A company's ownership or management approach and attitudes toward employees will show in hundreds of different ways, and is largely responsible for its ability to attract and retain employees.
Here's a management checkup for getting and keeping workers.
- Understand independence of employees. Realize that employees are the first and foremost working for the benefit of themselves and their families. Employees should be given the freedom to seek the best opportunity for themselves inside or outside the company. Successful companies provide incentives and reasons to belong to the company. Know that employees who feel they are working at their best opportunity build strong companies.
- provide a safe, healthy work environment. The sweat factor is "out". Encourage employees to work smart instead of hard. Workers enjoy finding ways to make their work easier and to make them more productive. Be obsessed with finding better ways to get the job done.
- Individual pay incentives and personal challenge. Incentives are still among the best ways to motivate top performance, as are programs built on profit sharing and personal responsibility.
- Provide opportunities for employee growth. Although training, education and job responsibilities can't be forced, some employees want to grow, others are satisfied with the status quo.
- Instill pride In workmanship. Employees will gain satisfaction producing above-average results.
- Involve workers In decision making. Encourage employees to make suggestions to improve the company.
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