7/09/2022

Reminder: Don't Fight With Roman Guards!

Creating Great Places To Work!
Don't Get In A Fight With Roman Guards!
On a recent trip to Italy I ran across two recreated soldiers who challenged me as I crossed their path. Let's say two against one is a tough situation.
NEW CHANGES TO OUR REPORTS

We updated the look of all of our reports including the Engagement Report recently. We’ve added a horizontal DISC graph to our assessments that gives you a fresh perspective on understanding human behavior.

Download a cheat sheet explaining the new features. Visit the sample page on our website to download a sample report.
Empowering Employees Means Being Involved
A good leader is empowering to their team. They are involved and approachable in all different situations. People in management positions often feel the need to back off and not be involved. That is not at all what should happen. Keep yourself in the mix and part of everyday situations.
Make Job Descriptions Clear

To empower your employees, you need to be involved. A leader is someone who delegates and instructs. Make sure that people are clear about what their job is. Specifically, tell each individual what they are responsible for.
This is going to help when it comes down to making decisions. If there is a combination of opinions, someone is designated responsible for making the final decision. This will help keep the business moving and not be stuck waiting on someone to decide.

How To Empower Your Employees

An involved leader is going to make a difference within their company. There are some things that you can do to help with this process. Such as:

  • Recognition of Exceeding Employees
  • Constructive Criticism Is Beneficial
  • Make Your Expectations Known
  • Assign Specific Jobs to Each Employee
  • Be Open to New Ideas
  • Be Clear on The Big Picture
  • Communicate With Employees
  • Welcome Changes That Will Better the Business
  • Make Employees Accountable for Their Tasks

Schedule Regular Check-In’s

Check-ins with your employees doesn’t have to be in the form of formal meetings. Although it can be if you can make time in the workday. This is an opportunity for you to communicate and hear what your team has to say.

Your employees can bring up any questions or problems they have inquired about their work. If you don’t check in with them from time to time, projects can fall behind. When you keep yourself in the middle of what’s going on, you can help empower your employees while not overpowering them.

Don’t Micromanage

There is a difference between being involved and micromanaging your employees. It can be discouraging to employees when they are too closely looked after. You can still give them space and the ability to do their job while being involved.

If employees do not feel trusted to do their job, they may not be successful. Keep a close eye on what is going on while still allowing your employees to make decisions. You can always step in if there is a need or a situation where an employee is falling behind.

~ Written for us by our associate Gary Sorrell, Sorrell Associates, LLC. Copyright protected. All rights reserved.

Preparing For The Future Of Your Company
Businesses constantly have to look at the big picture of what tomorrow brings. You can’t always rely on the ways companies use to run their business. It is important to find ways that work for you and your future as a business. It can be beneficial to you as a company to prepare for the future.

Recent Changes In Business

The recent pandemic has made the way that businesses function massively shift. Companies that worked in the office have now started working remotely. Face-to-face services have had to change the way that they do business.

There are so many different ways that companies have had to change how they function. It shows that it is always a good idea to plan for the future and have an organized business. These changes that have occurred are not necessarily bad but have caused many companies to rethink how they do business. 

Ways to Maximize Changes in Business

Change is not a bad thing within a business. The way things function changes, and new ideas evolve. Mechanics and technology are taking the place of many jobs that people use to do every day manually.

Not to mention, the generation of people is constantly evolving as well. That means that times have changed, and businesses are going to need to come at things from a different perspective. There are four trends that many companies are jumping on to organize and maximize their business.

  1. Embrace Demographic Changes
  2. Utilize New and Incomparable Automation
  3. Find Ways to Lower Business Costs
  4. Find Ways to Get Connected

Consistency In Business

While it is important to evolve with the times, some things will stay the same year after year. The generations and times are changing, and it is important to stay connected. As a basic rule of thumb, these situations will always remain important within a business:

  1. Manual Labor Will Be Needed to A Certain Degree
  2. Surprises Will Not Always Be Beneficial to Your Company
  3. Machines Can Replace Many Manual Jobs That People Were Performing
  4. You Need Some Predictability and Stability to Run a Successful Business
  5. There Is a Specific Etiquette That Is Required in a Business

These are a few of the things to consider when preparing for the future of your business.
~ Written for us by our associate Gary Sorrell, Sorrell Associates, LLC. Copyright protected. All rights reserved
What Is an Employee Satisfaction Survey?
Employee surveys are an effort to engage employees and gain information about how they feel about their employer, work environment and other factors that contribute to their satisfaction at work. It tells employers about the number of their workers who are happy, satisfied with their duties and happy with their benefits.

Addressing Team-Based Talent
As a business, you need to align individual goals to what you want the outcome to be. Everyone is different and possesses their own talents. When you have a good idea of what you are looking for, you can better direct your staff.
Team Building

Many companies are going to a team-based atmosphere instead of a traditional organization that many are used to. It requires a little more attention and direction at first. When teamed well, this can really make for a better environment overall.

Problems can be solved much better when working as a team. More minds are working together to better a situation. Discussions and thinking among a group of people all putting in their ideas can help to create a great plan.

Explore Their Talents

By assigning teams a task, you are sometimes asking them to step outside their comfort zones. This can go one of two ways. They may flourish, or they may hate it. It is a good thing to challenge your employees every now and then. To step out and explore new opportunities, find what your hidden talents are.

It can be a different experience to work in a team setting. There may be many challenges that employees will face when doing this. Fears of speaking up or feeling like the goals are not to everyone's standards. Through participation and teamwork, it can all work out for the best.

Set Incentives For Their Work

Money rewards are not always the answer to getting more work out of your employees. Sometimes all someone needs to hear is that they are doing a good job. Employees who listen to praises, commandments, and opportunities to further their opportunities for a job well done are proven to work harder.

When your employees feel valued and appreciated, they want to do better. That is why non-financial incentives work so well. It also encourages group participation when working in teams. When you show employees attention and gratitude, it far out ways a financial reward for good work.

Benefits Of Teamwork

When you address team-based talent, there are many benefits that you will see in the business. One individual cannot work as diligently and quickly as two or more. Many companies have put forth the effort to great team-based settings to help increase business, through Speed, Innovation, Productivity, and more.
~ Written for us by our associate Gary Sorrell, Sorrell Associates, LLC. Copyright protected. All rights reserved
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