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You want to keep your employees happy. You want to have them work to deadlines, be efficient, and boost office morale. Now more of us are getting back to the office, it’s important to look at ways to do that, in a way that doesn’t just benefit your staff but also your customers too. You may have one employee or 20 employees. They may be skilled and serious professionals, and may be family members you have brought to work over the years. However, what is important to understand is that business improvement begins with whoever is in charge, that is, with you. How are you going to incentivise them and make them happy?
Does the team work efficiently, cooperate, exhibit good morale and give good productivity? Does everyone know what to do? Is employee conduct effective? If the answers to these questions are not positive it is very worthwhile to work on your managerial abilities. If your staff feel overworked or there is a lack of communication or ‘fun’ in the office, then they will become stale. So, whether it’s managing your time, delegating authority, division of roles, prioritizing tasks, motivating employees, leadership and leadership, assertiveness or “soft” managerial abilities, and so on you must be well aware of how this can be constantly improved.
Making things exciting again
Try and create a better office environment. Do you have a cool coffee machine for your workers? Or perhaps a games room, if you have space. Have you considered looking into buying them a fun day out, a team building day doing something active and fun away from the office? If you want to have them grow as a team, they need to work together and create a level of social interaction also which makes them all feel worthy. If you want to try something fun, why not look at creating your team something such as custom promotional backpacks which not only give them a freebie but is also something you could sell to customers that also shows off your company’s name and logo! It is a win-win situation!
Once again, this is a possible task that will make your life much more comfortable and easy, improve morale and motivation in the business, and contribute significantly to efficiency and productivity. Happier staff means more motivated staff. When they are motivated, they are likely to hit targets. Incentives are a great way to keep staff working to a good level. Afterall, they don’t want it to feel too much like work.
Check your expenses also!
As we have seen, business improvement is also associated with efficiency, and efficiency is also associated with cost reduction. You may have operating expenses that can save you handsome sums, for example on rent and electricity. There may be full-time employees who no longer justify the scope of the job. There may be roles in the business that could have been saved if you had outsourced. So look at all aspects to ensure that the money you save is put into the areas that matter the most: your dedicated staff.
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