Show Your Employees You Care
How to Appreciate Your Employees
Employees have always loved being treated by management. It makes the people that work for you feel appreciated, and that the work that they do isn’t in vain. Treating your employees well is always a safe bet for two reasons: when employees feel appreciated, your turnover is lower, and that saves your business from spending money on sorting through resumes, interviewing, and hiring more people. There are essential ways to keep your employees that you care, and keep that money you would spend recruiting in your ‘revenue’ jar, and you’ll have plenty of opportunities to get creative.
Take Care of Them at Work
Looking forward to going to work is something that very few people can say that they do. Many people dread going to their place of work, and count down the hours until they’re free to go home. While there’s no way to prevent this from happening in the case where a person is not a good fit for the position, you can always make work more fun for those who like or love their job. Making the office a fun place to be takes a little bit of effort, but the payoff is immense. Have icebreakers for new people, or sponsor potlucks on Fridays, or have Monday Funday, where games are played for prizes. Prizes can be days off, yoga classes, or restaurant gift cards. Whatever you do, making an effort to create a more enjoyable workplace will pay for itself.
Take Care of Them at Home
Corporate wellness companies’ mission is to help your employees get healthy, and then help them to stay healthy by teaching them good habits. Part of it is diet – many of us don’t get enough nutritious food, or drink enough water. This can not only make an employee very tired when they get home, but it can affect job performance. Investing in your employees is always a safe bet with wellness companies. These companies can give your employees tips and tricks that they can take home, share with their families, and be the hero. Giving your employees the opportunity to feel better will make you look better as an employer, and grow your business.
Getaway Weekends
Many companies sponsor weekends away for their employees. Companies invested in employee wellness can tell you about all of the benefits of a relaxing vacation, but it seeing it with your own eyes is something else entirely. Getaway weekends are great for employee morale, but also great to help your employees bond with each other. Whether anyone realizes or not, bonding time between employees matters because it helps your people to better work together, and enjoy each other’s company.
Advancement Opportunities
Lastly, but probably most important, ensuring that you have opportunities for your employees is essential to maintaining and growing a business. No one wants to work in a dead-end job with no opportunity for advancement, or raise. A lack of opportunity will affect office morale, and give anyone a reason to pursue opportunities elsewhere. Don’t be the company that loses good people due to preventable circumstances, and treat your employees as you would your family.
