Let Your Vision Be Colored by The Golden Rule
If you're a company owner or manager, don't be shy about
articulating your vision for the business. Do you want a workplace
where people are treated with care and respect? Do you want a place
where people feel challenged and fulfilled? Do you want peak performance? Whatever you want, communicate it clearly. Give staff members specific feedback on how they're succeeding or falling short. Ask
them what they need. Then listen and make changes. At the same time, be generous with your praise for excellence in the workplace. Never take good work for granted. Instead, constantly motivate staff members with commendations, awards and appropriate salary increases. What you reinforce, you strengthen. When you focus on saluting your employees' successful performances, the company's overall success will increase. Simultaneously, don't turn a deaf ear to "negative talk" among staff members. Understand the dissatisfaction that is behind such comments, and help your people find appropriate ways to address them. Here's what business visionaries do best: They identify and encourage the best in their employees. They give them the tools needed to succeed and listen to their feedback, both positive and negative. And they communicate candidly while treating staff members as they themselves would want to be treated. The Golden Rule! |