HOW TO CREATE A KICKASS WORK CULTURE

One of the main assets that your company could have are your employees. Without them, how would you manage to run it? You could argue that you started up as a one-man show. However, if you are planning to expand in any way, you need people to help you out. Whether you have just one person or rows of human workforce doing stuff, this article is for you.

Employees are not paid slaves. You have put in a lot of your personal resources to train them and make them valuable for your company. When they came in, they were like molten clay that you have molded to perfection. Intricate details of your start-up were shared with them so that they can get going on helping you prosper in leaps and bounds. Also, you might be spending hours with them on a daily basis, so they are like family. Letting or seeing them go will not only cause a certain amount of personal heartache, but professionally, you will have to start from scratch teaching the new recruit the ropes of the business.

One of the best tried and tested methods of retaining employees in your firm is to create a work environment that they will enjoy being at and will find hard to leave. Better yet, they might even refer another professional who could add human resource value to your enterprise. And wouldn’t you one day be so thrilled to hear that your company is in the coveted list of Forbes’ “The Best Places To Work” list? Here are a few ways that you can create a kickass work culture for your employees:

•    Build A Great Management Team: For any company, the core management team is the most important to eventually trickle down information to the rest of the work clan. They are also the executives that would be the closest employees who interact (hopefully) on a daily basis. They lead their respective teams and departments on your behalf. You need to therefore, surround yourself with people of like-minded nature as you. They will be your hands that extend to their subordinates.

•    Be A Role Model: Right from childhood we have always had that role model that we wanted to emulate. For your company, you can be that mentor that your employees look to for inspiration. Whether you are the relaxed kind or even if you are the serious, professional type, what your workers absorb from your behavior will ultimately reflect on them as well. Be the best person you can be, and rest assured, they will be their best selves as well.

•    Take Time Off: Weekday working can get monotonous for employees who start getting used to the daily grind. To get their minds off it, hold an out-of-site conference or chill session for them to unwind. This could be a great opportunity for you to personally interact and get to know those who you know by face in the workplace. Also, if there are any concerns that they have been scared to share with you during office hours, they will be able to do so now.

•    Communicate: Not everyone is great with telepathy. If you have something on your mind, speak it out. When employees see that you are easy to approach and open to understanding them, they will be more laid-back in general and work will go on smoothly. You do not want a dictator type of environment, so why give out the vibe that it is one?

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