Relationship Tips & Candidate Retention
Relationship Tips & Candidate Retention
Fair Wages
Employees deserve fair compensation for the work they provide. Not only do wages give employees the means to support themselves but wages also contribute to how valued your employees feel. Compare the compensation you offer with that provided by similar small businesses in your area. Strive to make your rates competitive. Reward excellent work performance with raises or bonuses as possible.
Peaceful Work Environment
You owe it to your staff to provide a safe and calm place to work. Never place your employees in dangerous or illegal situations or equip them with improper equipment. Strive to keep employee relations conciliatory. Have open dialogues regarding threats to physical and emotional well being. Handle these issues decisively and with speed to help prevent future occurrences.
Value Employee Input
Listen to what your employees say. Give them positive feedback for presenting ideas, thinking “out of the box” and challenging the old way of doing things. Implement their suggestions when feasible. This method of operation will prove to employees that they are valued in your enterprise.
Promotion Opportunities
Employees should never believe they can’t rise within your business. Provide opportunities for promotion to various standings within your operation. Create new positions and challenges when an employee demonstrates her ability to provide the business with new services. Let her prove herself in a newly formed effective role that increases profits. Kelly Gilmore, CONNECT cofounder, reveals that an abundance of challenging opportunities is often the only way to keep your best employees.
Avoid Micromanagement
You will lose employees if you micromanage them. Nobody enjoys someone looking over his shoulders while he works. Nor is it advisable to check up on each piece of work your employee performs. Show your faith in workers, letting them know you trust them by allowing them the space they need in order to concentrate, create and produce. Stephen Lloyd, writing for the Center for Conscious Living in Naperville, Illinois, says managers who are too concerned with watching every move an employee makes will stifle creativity in the workplace and waste everyone’s time. Remember, independence builds confidence and makes workers accountable to you and themselves. Obviously, you need to step in if problems arise or poor performance is exhibited, but good employees do not require an overbearing presence and suffer in such an environment.