The best ever lesson I learned from great Leaders and Managers is that "Hire the person who is better then you and develop qualities which let such people to volitionally work for you! "
Each entrepreneur must by heart this lesson that his/her success is only and only determine by how well he/she can attract the right talent at right time and at right value. The true battle is not about attracting the perfect but about creating an environment which is conducive enough to sustain there existence till his/her vision accomplished. A very nice article "5 steps to create a fun productive environment" provide an insight about how great work environment should be balancing employees emotional and rational hemisphere and influencing them to be self motivated to outperform their own best.
- Let Employees share their feedback and Ideas: It not only give employees a satisfaction that their voice is heard, but also keep them emotional security that they are valued. It internally triggers employees to be more creative and innovative in their thought process and executions.
- Encourage open and direct communication: No one is perfect and being human we are bound to do mistakes. Be open to accept mistakes of others and don't be a manager but a coach to not only identify faults and help your colleagues and employees in teaching them the correct way to execute it. Don't indulge yourself and your employees in office politics as it not only break the trust but also hampers productivity.
- Don't be afraid to have fun: "Work hard and party hard", a celebrations to celebrate small milestones is a good way to bond with your employees and to break the boring work culture. Small celebrations act like refilling cylinders before putting them on fire.
- Reward your employees for their achievements: Rewards and recognition is always and will be the best way to retain the trustworthiness of employees. Rewards at workplace act as an aid to employees personal T&D path where each employee wish to attain some fame.
- Make Staff evaluation a positive experience: Staff evaluation is not only to let employer counting areas of improvements, but should be about praising each employees strength and in a positive manner sharing employees weaknesses and how it is obstructing them from getting ahead. To make staff evaluation more healthier even employer can ask his/her employees to evaluate him/her-self.
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Source: 5 Tips to Create A Fun Productive Work Atmosphere
Author: Stella Fayman, Brionna Kennedy
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