How To Keep Employees

Be fair, attentive, and customers
will return.

One objective of an organization, business, is to
keep employees happy.

"That's tough to do." You explained. "Some
employees prefer money, but not others."

Rarely, an individual will find a job that's perfect.
Everything, everyone, at the work-place will not
be a fit. As with life, mishaps, misunderstandings,
happen at the work-place. It is a matter of
putting it in perspective.

The goal of an organization is to find the right
people for the job.

A way to keep employees happy is to ask
their opinion, consult them for job related
activities. Let them know when they've done
a good job.

Major changes in the work-place are hard.
Still, enlighten employees before they are
faced with the interruption. Plan a meeting
to discuss it. Meetings should be scheduled
regularly.

It's not unusual to have a brief meeting
everyday. It serves as a motivational tool.
Work related problems are flushed out,
too.

Remember, any change takes time to
get use to. Prepare your employees. They
will appreciate it, and stick-it-out with you.

We, all, know to smile at customers.
However, it's a good practice to smile
at employees.

Take a moment out of your day
to ask, "How are things going?"

I'm sure you can't sit around chatting
for hours, but there's no harm in
giving an employee some time.

From time to time, discuss organizational
plans with employees. Suggest a position,
move, where John can make money. Ask
him his goals. Would he like to work in that
department. Explain ways, for him, to get
the promotion.

Or, he may not like working in the
proposed department. The two of you
will find a work area where he's more
productive, happier. Let John express
his wishes, and then add your input.

Always be available to talk to employees.
If you go the, extra, step to show them
appreciation, concern, they'll give the
organization, you, loyalty, and be
productive.

On day one, establish a communication
link, open door policy. A place where
employees feel free to walk in with a
problem.

An employee could be having
problems at home. He/she carries the
negativity around. Naturally, confusion,
a short temper, low productivity follows.

"Why?" You tapped an ink pen on the
desk.

The employee has no outlet, no one
to discuss the problem with.

An open door policy allows you to
help employees with work related
problems, and personal issues.
Explore options. Recommend,
possible, solutions.

The fact that you took time to discuss
it with him/her stirs in happy feelings.
Why? The exchange of words with
someone, for the employee, relieves
the tension. It inspires the employee
to be productive. If, by chance, the
problem was solved, he/she becomes
happier, and gains a new respect for
you.

It encourages the idea of you and your
employee(s) handling future issues,
organizational ones as well.

When one employee has a new out-look,
energy, others will follow. Good energy,
positive energy, fills the air. Employees
are happy.

Also, if employees see how you dealt,
with, helped, someone, they view you
differently. Now, you're a real person,
not just their boss. You care, you
extended yourself to one of them. You're
more than the boss. You're someone who
went the distance with one of them. They,
in turn, will be productive, and try
to meet, surpass, organizational goals.

Keep employees by showing them
respect, treating them like human
beings. They will appreciate it, be
happier, and productive.