Building a Company With A Strong Foundation

If we value our team, the employees are the foundation of our service or product, and then one can build a sturdy ship. The foundation is the concrete that holds everything together. If our concrete begins to crack, we will have malfunctions, leaks- hence dissention, problems, disorganization and chaos.

The company foundation must be built on respect, compassion, gratitude, support, love, care, wisdom, intuition, acknowledgment and intelligence. Each employee wants to feel valued more than anything else. It’s important to make an investment to keep employees happy.

· Ask employees how their personal lives are outside the office
· Have compassion if an employees or co-worker is going through a rough time in their personal life. Allow them extra time if needed to complete tasks or assignments.
· Respect employees time away from the office- allow them their days off without expecting them to work
· Have more patience and let them know you value them
· Respect employee personal time. Allow employees to leave on time without the underlying pressure of “to be successful or “to get ahead” you must work a 60 hour work week”.
· Never embarrass anyone
· Don’t run contest with employees competing against each other. This creates a hostile environment.
· Offer employee coaching
· Match employees 401K
· Develop appropriate time for training
· Allow others to give their input. People love to be included.
· Value opinions
· Give positive feedback regularly- acknowledge each person’s contribution
· Motivate in a positive light versus fearful management
· Open door policy
· Show gratitude regularly- send out personal thank you notes
· Generosity—let employees know how important they are to your business
· Give employees annual raises & allow them potential for growth within the organization
· Include in company handbook, general attitude expectations- everyone use “Please” and “Thank you”. No commands.
· Choose a charity for the company to donate to

Please contact: Laurie Martin, Business and Life Coach, www.smileacrossyourheart.com


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