We wrap this week -- the last
week of Cold February with some notes about achieving a great organization.
Some thoughts of what makes a great organization. When thinking of a great
organization, we can all think of ways to make our respective places of
employment better. Achieving a great organization begins with small steps. It
is the small, simple things that will make the biggest impact in your
employees’ lives and in turn, your life.
The things that employers
should always, always remember is (1) to keep the lines of communication open.
Communication must be more than management or HR telling employees what the
organization’s policies and procedures are.
For positive employee relations, employers must let workers know the
reason for these rules. It’s difficult for workers to be enthusiastic about
following a policy or procedure if they do not know why they are being asked to
do so. In the best-case scenario, employees will know about a policy or
procedure before it is instituted. Giving employees an opportunity to provide
input into the way things are done can provide an enormous sense of
empowerment, which improves employee relations.
~Honesty
is the best policy is still a Golden Rule.
It
is especially true in employee relations.~
In organizations where
employee relations are disregarded and communication is not viewed as
important, many difficult situations can occur: low productivity, high
turnover, absenteeism and even litigation. Employers must communicate to
employees what is expected. What is
expected of employers from employees?
Appreciation – Employees expect their hard work
to be recognized and appreciated.
- Respect – Employees want to be respected by their employers and their managers.
- Trust and honesty – To earn respect, managers must be seen as trustworthy. If employees feel the employer is giving false reasons for taking action such as changing a policy, trust my falter, and respect may go with it.
- Fairness – Employees want to be treated fairly, where everyone is subject to the same standards.
In
many ways, employees desire the same things in their professional lives that
they desire in their personal lives. Regardless to what level you are in an
organization, we all want to be appreciated and respected and valued.
Our
focus for the month of February has been Employee Engagement. Studies have shown that employers who
improve employee engagement reap benefits in the form of better financial
performance. Some tools you may use to improve employee engagement are:
- Gain sharing – a way for employees to see how their work impacts the bottom line.
- Pay for performance – directly relating an employee’s pay to an employee’s effort.
- Involvement – keeping employees informed of company matters, and keeping the lines of communication open.
- Incorporating learning – encouraging employees to continually improve themselves in their knowledge skills, and abilities.
- Autonomy, creativity – promoting an environment where employees can be creative in their jobs, and be relied on to be responsible for their own work.
- A sense of community – employees who have friends at work are more highly engaged than those who don’t; recognize employees for their achievements.
- An atmosphere of respect – when things don’t go well, focus on the cause, not on placing blame.
The discussion of Employee
Engagement does not stop! Email us with questions or comments! We want to hear
from you!
Email us all4hrbiz@gmail.com for a
free Communication Checklist!
Until next time!
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April D. Halliburton
Founder/CEO, All-4-HR & Business Solutions
p:313-355-3061 | e:all4hrbiz@gmail.com | w:http://www.all4hr.net | a: 26310 Norfolk Street, Inkster, MI 48141
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