Category Archives: Employee Morale
Take a Fresh Look at Company Policies
Some company policies and procedures are such overkill that the employee manual stands five inches thick. One look at the content shows the employees page after page of potential infractions that have various levels of punishment associated. Many companies go a little overboard because, unfortunately, they have been burned one too many times and now … Continue reading
Health Fairs in the Workplace
Organizations have been established across the country which, on occasion or at regularly schedule time, come into businesses to check the wellness of employees — all done on a voluntary basis. These organizations often send a nurse and eye care specialist to provide free services to any employee interested in participating. Services typically include blood … Continue reading
Excellent Support Systems
How many times have you found yourself complaining about how slow mail delivery is in the office, or about how long it takes to get computer problems fixed, or about how confusing an expense report form is? If your internal support systems don’t work well, if they create confusion or bottlenecks, if they aren’t responsive … Continue reading
Monitoring Workloads
Most organizations carefully account for all the money that’s spent. They are often less careful about the way they spend another valuable commodity — the time of their employees. A common mistake is to pile on new projects until employees have more to do than they could ever possibly get done — with a predictable … Continue reading
Encouraging Participation
Employees are a storehouse of ideas. But, to take advantage of their knowledge and creativity you must first get them to participate. People have different (natural) levels of “outgoingness” and desire to be participative. However, there are a number of things you can do to encourage those employees who tend to hold back. If you’re … Continue reading
The Importance of Giving Clear Instructions
Sometimes in the rush of work, it’s easy to give abbreviated or incomplete instructions. Sometimes this is adequate to get the job done, but frequently it leads to incomplete or undesirable work results. If you’re a boss, it’s really worth the extra effort to make sure you’re giving clear instructions. You’ll be more likely to … Continue reading
Keep Administrative Procedures Easy and Simple
In any organization, no matter how small, there is a need for administrative procedures. Time-keeping, filing systems, expense approvals, invoice payment, employee benefits use, are all necessary to keep the organization alive and well. But, it’s important to note that all of systems require the time and energy of employees. Much of this time and … Continue reading
Ten Ways to Make Your Work Meetings Better
1. KNOW THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING If your work meeting doesn’t have a stated purpose, aim to get the purpose articulated as soon as possible. It’s easiest if the person calling the meeting states a purpose when the meeting is called. It’s worst if you spend all the time of the meeting trying to … Continue reading