Is Your Company Kind To Employees? It Should Be.

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Have you noticed that people tend to engage more when there is a sense of loyalty? When a community is formed throughout an entire company, success happens. So obviously the opposite of this would be employees who do not feel cared for or important. That my friends would equal less success. It’s your choice. I would choose a caring culture because everyone wins. This does not mean you have to run a sappy company where no work gets done. It simply means there are a few day-to-day tweaks to be made. A little goes a long way and we want to share a few secrets that can transform your company immediately.

Be Welcoming

Most people are not trying to be annoying when they want to meet with you. Sometimes they just need advice or have a question. Obviously your time is valuable and nobody wants to waste it. But you don’t want to be THAT boss. The one that people don’t want to look eye to eye with. Try to allow walk-ins into your office for an hour a day. It doesn’t hurt to stay involved with what everyone is working on either. You want to trust your employees to start and finish their daily work but glitches might be found on different levels if you open your ears. At the very least, you can build better relationships with your employees which will make them happier. Happiness leads to all of the right feelings which eventually stir up success. Note: do not just have a daily meeting with everyone, it is not the same.

Ask The Grand Scheme

It is never too late to learn where your company fits into employees’ lives. It is not just about where an individual fits in with the company. With some people, you might be a starting point or a side step. While others might want to climb and climb until they retire with you. Either way, so many wonderful things can come out of knowing. Perhaps an employees eventually works on the client side at another company (or starts their own!), this could mean more future business for the company. Being kind and caring can build lifelong relationships and partnerships.

Provide Mentoring

Provide mentors at your company. It can be a terrific means of gathering advice when needed. And often times it is just what we need. Both Mentors and Mentees benefit from this. You will see that there is a greater sense of loyalty when mentoring is available. Think about it, as much as they want to talk to you and other managers (and they will if you let them in as stated above), sometimes it might be easier to say something to a mentor instead. Maybe even gather advice on how to approach a situation with a manager or boss. This keeps all means of communication open for everyone at the company.

You put your all into your company and so do your employees. Making employees feel cared for and keeping lines of communication open will define a much more kind and welcoming atmosphere. Along with this will come employees who stay longer and want to work harder. In addition everyone involved will strive for success daily. It’s a Win-Win situation.