THERE IS A HELL! - - - IT IS CALLED RETAIL - EMPLOYEES’ LOATHE THEIR WORKPLACE

EMPLOYEES’ LOATHE THEIR WORKPLACE Let employees check FaceBook, ESPN and Twitter. They’re going to do this anyway. Don’t make them feel like they’re cheating the system. (Remember, at dynamic companies, more work is being done off hours -- via mobile texting and email – than ever before. Give your workforce credit for this!). I have worked abroad and I find that the German companies have more trust in their employees than in the UK. Computer are open for their employees, whereas in the U.K. it seems Management are terrified of any negativity that is publicized via the web or social sites. IMHO, if Management don’t trust their employees to a certain degree, the management is most likely also sneaky and dishonest! I have always run my offices on the principle when a member of the company in a senior position visited my site or office I did not need to inform my subordinates to tidy the place up, look busy, wear appropriate clothing (when this was required. I.e. PPE, uniforms, correct colours etc., because my staff were trusted and trained in the company policies and not belittled or handled as unimportant or as an irrelevant person in the company. If I had to ‘tidy-up’ the site, then it was obviously not operating at full efficiency. 3) Let employees write their own job descriptions. This final challenge is more difficult, but also very rewarding. The vast majority of employees performing well at their job are also miles below their potential and bored out of their minds. They’re doing repetitive work. You know what happens next? They leave. To counteract that, a few months after a new employee is settled, coach them through the process of writing their own job description. Their dream job description. As a manager or boss, your job is to do everything to make as much of that dream a reality (so long as the job helps your organization fulfil its purpose). I would label this "job crafting." It's when employees get to reshape and redefine their work to better fit their passions and talents -- passions and talents the employer probably didn't know existed. Maybe your accountant has unexpected marketing insights. Maybe your IT manager would like to beat traffic by leaving at 3 p.m. and working from home in the early evening. Maybe dodie ste®eo p®odu©tion ™ Page 2 of 4

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