Rules For Retaining Your Employees
I've previously shared with you in a series of articles my thoughts about how to find and keep good employees. If you follow these rules, your good employees are more likely to stay with you for a long, long time.
Show your appreciation, every day. It only takes a second. Use the words “please” and “thank you.” If your employee did a good job in preparing a document for your review, write the words “nice job” or “great work” at the top before you return it.
Don’t yell at an employee or throw things. Don’t criticize an employee in front of others.
Give your employees the authority to handle day-to-day problems when they come up, and let them know it's okay if they don't handle the problem the way you would have.
Treat your employees as if they are your most important customers.
Ask your support staff for suggestions on ways of improving things, and take their suggestions.
Make work enjoyable for your employees.
Establishing a new culture is hard work, and it doesn’t happen overnight. But if you're willing to work at it, you'll find that your employees will do a better job, your employee retention problem will disappear, and the ultimate result of your new culture will be a more successful company.
