A juristic person can’t function without employees from, businesses plowed, businesses’ small businesses to major corporations to fortune 500 companies. Employers or recruiters must ensure they employ the most skilled and the correct people for the job. For massive companies, a tiny slip-up could, possibly, cost the business millions of dollars in revenue and stocks. A board of directors that appoints the CEO generally appoints someone highly skilled with tons of experience running and managing other firms. The job of the CEO is to make sure everyone below him/her does their job accordingly.
CEOs and the board of directors need to make sure that their employees are happy in the workplace, remunerated well or according to the market, and also hear their voices when a concern or suggestion comes about that will benefit the business. Employees are often overlooked by their superiors in the workplace when they outperform their job descriptions. In most instances, managers and leaders lack the realization of how imperative it is to recognize and reward employees.
A healthy relationship between the employer and the employee promotes productivity and in turn, increases revenue. A happy working environment among employees and employers must be maintained which will keep the customers happy. Workers who arrive at work with a negative mindset of the workplace can become a dangerous ripple effect - an unhappy worker can influence a happy worker, affecting productivity. There are many things leaders can do to bridge the relationship between them and the staff. Below are just a few:
1. A constant incentive plan to reward hard workers for their efforts and production.
2. Regular team-building excursions and activities.
3. Invest in them emotionally. If a worker is not being himself/herself today, invest your time to support them. Perhaps they’re having a hard time at home and the worker wants to talk to someone about it.
4. Compliment them! A little bit of encouragement can go a long way and even change a person.
5. Be there! If you are needed by one of the employees urgently, regardless of the matter, help them to the best of your ability. A leader that looks past this defines arrogance.
6. If an employee cannot make it work due to illness, call him/her. Check up whether they are making a full recovery. This does not only show a form of true leadership but the true form of care.
Hence, invest in them, compliment them, and be there for them. The above are characteristics of a true leader and not a boss/dictator. No matter what your job title is and what position you're in, everyone reports to someone. Communication in a workplace is like a conveyor belt in mega factories. However, leaders and the heads of a company are more than likely to withhold information that affects the worker's job security. Soon, you become part of the group that was laid off with a few day's notice, irrespective of you are highly experienced and skilled. You haven't been given a chance to actively seek other employment.
A few days later, you begin your new job. It's the job you've always wanted even though a pay cut might have been introduced. One year later, you are now earning more than your previous employer. Everything is going extremely well at your current job until one day you get that call. Your previous employer wants you to come back as the company rapidly multiplied its revenue and assets extraordinarily. You were also offered a higher paycheck with additional benefits. The temptation of this offer is coursing through your veins. What do you do? Do you stay or leave? Well, here is what I’d do – I’ll politely decline the offer.
Your previous employer didn’t hesitate to retrench you from the company regardless of your tenure, experience, and skills you plowed back into the company. Of course, every business face economical challenges on a daily and annual basis. However, then some businesses’ revenue simply increases constantly. This is a company you should be working for. Your current employer made you aware of the stability they can provide you and how often their revenue multiplies because of their work ethic, dedication to the business, and how frequently the employers invest in their employees.
Before the covid-19 pandemic came about, my elder brother had just celebrated his 5-year tenure at the airport where he worked as a check-in departure supervisor. As the world governments placed stricter measures on travel and tourism, he already knew that his job will be next because the airport got shut down. A few months into the pandemic, he received the phone call that his been waiting for. He is being retrenched. My brother followed the procedure and collected his various unemployment benefits. Before the unexpected covid-19 lockdown, my brother just purchased a car. Thankfully, the bank gave him a six-month grace period to pay his first installment.
The vaccines, lockdown, and social distancing resulted in the decline of infections and deaths. Governments soon realized that they need to open their borders. One month before the world restrictions were eased, my brother received a call from the airport – they want him to come back. Without a doubt, he decided to go back. Why did he go back considering the company retrenched him?
I learned that the leaders of the company he worked for at the airport, voluntarily took a pay cut to bring the most experienced staff back as soon as airlines are given the go-ahead to dominate the skies again. In my opinion, I perceive this as a true form of leadership. They knew that they needed to find the best and quickest method to bring back their employees for the company to get back on its feet again. Unfortunately, not all businesses were as lucky as the others. Doors were closed, employees retrenched, household income lost and assets liquidated. The poor became poorer and the rich became richer.
The world is still trying to recover from the hardships of the covid-19 pandemic. New and existing businesses must treasure and appreciate their current employees.
Without them, there is no business!
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