I'm reading a book on retaining good employees. One of the key strategies that managers don't often employ: Asking! That's right...Asking what it would take to retain that employee. Letting that person that he or she is valued and is expected to continue playing a significant role to that organization. Too often managers take for granted that these employees are satisfied without every knowing the reality and often act to late when there was a window to act.
Now, the focus is often on good employees but any employee can become valuable to an organization. How? Identifying what that employee wants and finding a way to fulfill it and most importantly letting that employee know that his/her contribution to the organization, however small it maybe, is certainly valued.
Acknowledgment is a key factor in improving employee morale and productivity! I learnt that every human being regardless of the status he or she holds in society wants to be acknowledged. The worst thing you can do is to ignore or take people for granted. Yeah, it's a small thing but it goes a long way in making people feel that they count. Money can be a short term incentive but what really drives people? That they count!
Acknowledge and Ask!
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