How do you show your employees that you appreciate them?
Employees who feel appreciated are employees who will feel satisfied with their current position, will be more engaged, and will be more willing to go above and beyond to help your company succeed.
Here are 4 major ways for you to show some love and appreciation:
1. Recognize them
Employees like to be recognized for their hard work! You appreciate them through email, newsletters, staff meetings or even a one-on-one conversation.
2. Career & Personal Development, Coaching, Training & Workshops: Providing these items shows employees that you want them to improve and they are an important part of the organization.
And these vendors can help you achieve that..
- The Winslow Applicant Selection Program is an Internet-based system to measure the personality, behavior and attitudes of applicants for positions and provide feedback to organizations on the applicant’s probability of success in a specific position. The Winslow Profile measures the 24 personality traits related to success, and the Winslow Reports present the assessment results in an easy to understand format.
- Profitivity has been creating workplaces where people can’t wait to go to work every day. What makes the difference? With the Business Legacy Blueprint system the employees are confident, they are skilled, they are engaged and empowered to do a great job which ALWAYS equates to profit. With this system in place typical results are10 – 20% increase in sale, increase in employee retention 55% or more, value of the business increases 86%.
3. Autonomy is KEY
Top talent want autonomy. Too many rules and internal processes can limit the effectiveness of a talented individual. If you see potential in an employee, give them the autonomy and freedom to operate with fewer constraints.
4. Incentives, Benefits & Promotions
Who doesn’t love these?? Giving free coffee or even flexible working hours can go a long way with your employees morale!
Remember, give them the opportunity to grow or they will look for it somewhere else.