by Mark Stewart
http://www.HomeBasedBusinessIdeas.com
©
2008
In days gone by, a young man would enter the workforce
and go to work for a company at the ground floor. Some 40 to 60 years later, he
would retire from that very same company and be grateful for the golden watch
and pat on the back. He might have never moved up and perhaps never experienced
the glory of high job satisfaction, but he most likely did at least the minimum
he was expected to do and above that was at the beck and call of the boss. Times
have changed. Job hopping is a given and a failure to keep the boss happy through
the fulfillment of demeaning tasks, such as walking the boss' dog after hours,
is no longer a consideration. As a matter of fact, with the enactment of several
labor-related laws and statutes, employees today are protected from the behavior
of the boss of old, which in some cases is best described as whimsical and capricious. In
some cases this had led employers to almost feel like they have entered into an
adversarial relationship with the very staff that is working in their businesses!
This does not have to be the case and making the employer-employee relationship
flourish in 10 easy steps is not only possible but quite simple indeed. -
Take note of what your employees are saying. Complaints can be gateways to higher
productivity and accessibility to the ear and time of the boss is the best guarantee
for loyalty.
- Eschew a dictatorship style of decision making and
instead give employees some say in the ideas that you are implementing, especially
when you are not so sure if your idea is really good or workable.
- Offer
upward mobility and also lateral moves to allow employees to grow.
- Make
it interesting. An employee who is not challenged once in a while will grow bored
and productivity will take a serious dive. Challenges shake things up and keep
things interesting.
- If funds permit, offer tuition reimbursements
for your employees.
- Realize that just because you are single
and live at the office for 20 hours out of 24, your employees are not. Do not
expect a worker to compromise his or her personal life and family time in an effort
to squeeze out the last drop of productivity from a day.
- Teach
your employees new ways of doing things, new skills, and also new ways of seeing
things.
- Keep a tight reign on your temper. The Golden Rule applies
at the workplace just like at home. Treat your employees the way you would want
to be treated yourself. This will usually entail respect, dignity, and the permission
to fail coupled with the forgiveness to try again.
- Make it known
that you are a family focused company and follow through. Talk is cheap; time
off for the employee's kid's parent appreciation tea at the school is gold!
- Build
your employees' confidence in yourself by being honest. Stay out of office politics,
do not get involved with underhanded business practices, and do not use people.
Credit: About The Author:
Mark Stewart frequently writes on topics in the home business and Internet
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