Productivity and Employee Morale Flashcards
The biggest thing you need in a startup company
QUALITY employees
Employee title importance
‘____ Asset’
Implies employee is not only a ‘team member’ but that they are indespensible
Attracting quality employees
Generous pay/benefits
Investment in your employees, ALWAYS pays off
Hiring process
1) Identify specific people you want to hire
2) Have a professional approach each of those people
3) Offer them whatever it takes
Identifying quality in potential hires
UPBRINGING
Their education began in their family, what did their parents do?
EXPERIENCE
They proved this education by what they’ve done for other companies
SUPPLEMENTARY PERSPECTIVE
they have shown that they are strong in areas in which you are weak
PASSION
They’re in love with what they do
Purpose of explaining ‘why’ when you issue an assignment
Motivates employees, inspires respect
Importance of the ‘parenting’ style leadership of employees
Highlights the fact that they’re growing as leaders
Build at attitude of mutual respect
Brings a literal feeling of family to the organization
Persuasional leadership
Need to convince your employees of the importance of their tasks for their growth in the company
Not just issue orders
When they understand why, they are more likely to do it themselves, without you hounding them
Employee freedom
‘Assets’ tend to work more productively given more freedom
No timeclock, limited monitoring, perifral supervision
Give them breathing room to work
Take pride in your employees
They have bios on your corporate website
We write power reccomendations
Give credit to individual team members
Leadership power
Literally the ability to make other people powerful
You are only as powerful as you can make people powerful
Therefore YOU are still the cap on your EMPLOYEES productivity and morale
Importance of ‘serving’ your employees
Give them everything they need
They will be indebted to you, and reciprocate through their work
Purpose of the word “congradulations”
Enforces the idea that your asset reached THEIR goal, not yours
Best indicator of employee success/productivity
Turnover rate
