5 Ways To Keep Your Employees Content And Motivated

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5 Ways To Keep Your Employees Content And
Motivated
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• Having a workforce that is not only content, but
  motivated enough to be productive, can be a real
  profit booster for any company, large or small.
  Making your employees feel engaged with the
  company and valued as individuals, should see
  them less inclined to shirk their
  responsibilities or take days off unnecessarily.
  They may even work harder than they would if they
  felt that their efforts werent being
  appreciated, or that their employer didnt really
  care about their welfare or needs as a member of
  staff.
• There are some very simple yet effective ways of
  ensuring that you get the best from your
  workforce, and while some of them may seem
  glaringly obvious, they can be easy to forget
  when your efforts are centred around managing
  your business

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• 1. Show your employees how you value and
  appreciate them
• It can be easy to forget that while you may
  employ a large team of staff, that team cannot be
  effective without the input of every individual.
  So, try to make a point of praising each team
  member when they fulfil their job to your
  satisfaction, and let them know that their
  efforts did not go unnoticed. If they go above
  and beyond the call of duty, then that certainly
  requires individual praise.
• Should an otherwise reliable and hard-working
  member of your team make a mistake, instead of
  berating them or docking their pay, show them how
  to avoid making that mistake in the future. If
  they continue to make the same mistake, then

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• of course you may want to take further action, or
  completely retrain them in the position that they
  have been employed in.
• 2. Offer flexibility
• Many of your staff will have family or social
  obligations that they need/want to meet, and
  allowing them the option of taking time off when
  they need it and making it up another time, can
  be the difference between a happy worker and a
  disgruntled and demotivated one.

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• Offering flexible work options, can mean that
  your employees make up their 40 hours while
  telecommuting, that their working week is
  compressed, or that they take extended leave
  time. Provided this is within reason and that
  your business doesnt suffer as a result, then
  this could work in everyones favour and
  certainly keep your employees feeling trusted and
  personally content.
• 3. Offer Employee Benefits Insurance
• There is perhaps no better way of showing your
  employees how much you value them, than by
  affording them benefits insurance. Not only is it
  the perfect reward for your valued staff in that
  they can rest assured they and their families are
  

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• protected, but it could even help you to attract
  the very best candidates for whatever positions
  you happen to be advertising for.
• 4. Be fair with salaries and timely with pay
• Of course, you can only pay your employees what
  you can afford, but if you want to make them feel
  appreciated and valued, you must at least pay
  them fairly. Workers who are paid a meagre salary
  are far less likely to feel motivated to complete
  their work to the highest standard. After all, a
  higher salary could result in a higher profit for
  your company, if your staff are good at what they
  do and are motivated enough to go above and
  beyond the call of duty.

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• Paying your employees in a timely fashion is
  crucial if you are to gain their loyalty and
  respect. Never forget that many people rely on
  their salaries being paid on a certain date, and
  this can result in serious financial
  complications for them if it does not occur
  regularly. If you struggle to achieve this, why
  not consider outsourcing your payroll?
• 5. Communicate openly
• Transparency between your management team and the
  employees on the shop floor so to speak, should
  be highly valued and achieved as best as is
  possible every day. Nothing says trust like
  shared information, and keeping things from your
  employees will only result in ill feeling and
  bitterness.

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