Employee Appreciation Day: How to Give Back to Your Employees
Employees are the lifeblood of any business. They work in both the frontlines and behind the scenes to manufacture and deliver products and services, generate clients, and maintain a constant revenue stream that’s vital to growth.
It’s only proper that employees get the recognition they deserve. After all, a highly motivated workforce is essential to improving your business’ productivity. Glassdoor says that satisfied employees drive tangible business results, so it pays to give your workers a reason to stay.
As we celebrate Employee Appreciation Day this March 1st, here are some tips on how you can give back to your hardworking employees.
It’s important to mention that your employees’ lives don’t just revolve around the entire 9 hours they spend at the office. They need quality time for themselves and their families, so a healthy work-life balance is always essential.
In this infographic from Entrepreneur, at least 69% of employees say they prefer flexible schedules. This gives your employees the impression that they are in control of their time, which motivates them to work even harder. You can also offer other arrangements such as part-time and home-based work.
Office politics is toxic and, for sure, bad blood among your employees can potentially ruin your business’ momentum. That being said, you should let your employees know you are promoting healthy professional relationships by setting up an open-door policy.
Encouraging your employees to speak up about issues in the workplace gives them the assurance that the company is looking out for their best interests. Aside from that, having an HR department with an open-door policy enables you to identify problems straight from the source, allowing you to come up with long-term solutions.
Alongside competition in the workplace, cooperation also thrives. Your employees are just as eager to have a good time with their colleagues, so an out-of-town company retreat is a great way to loosen up a few screws and get your employees to warm up to each other.
Team-building exercises should be designed for the purpose of developing a healthy culture of communication. They should also be anchored in effective problem solving, which is a key ingredient of a successful business enterprise. Writing for Medium.com, Alison Beacham says that, aside from giving employees a much needed mental break, company outings can also be a fun way to develop rapport starting with games like a scavenger hunt and a murder mystery game.
Though putting in a number of hours may look impressive on an employee’s record, it still won’t impact your ROI just as much as it should. Indeed, it’s always important to balance quality with quantity, in which case, rewarding best-performing employees is always a great idea.
Quantifying the work of your employees affects their capacity to meet quality standards. To fix this problem, you can implement policies that incentivize quality work. For this, have your supervisors assess the outputs of their staff.
Rewards should be based not only on the number of timeline deliverables but also in terms of quality.
Successful organizations know the value of keeping employees happy. That’s why they apply the right strategies that ensure workforce retention and prevent burnout.
One effective approach is to delegate repetitive and time-consuming tasks to a capable virtual assistant. That way, you can let your employees focus more on activities that add value to your business.
Contact us today so we can start helping your in-house staff with their assigned tasks.
