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By: Gloria Willis

www.gloriawillisconsulting.com

Consider that your employees are your most valuable resource. Your people represent you, they interact with your customers and you are only as good as your employees.  These ten steps are ways to reduce possible “leaks” of performance and will improve your overall culture and sense of well-being in your company.  

 

1.    Letting people go when they are no longer a fit with your organization.

One of the biggest challenges business owners often find is in letting people go when they no longer fit with the organization. Whether the company changes or the people do….when there is no longer a match - people need to move to a better position or out of the organization completely.  Whatever the situation, take direct action to resolve people issues such as these in order to avoid a downward production spiral that can be costly over time. If someone needs to move on, it is in their best interest and your best interest to do so. Your organization can find the right person to fit that spot. There are many success cases where wonderful new people were located and where the person being let go, found a better situation as well. In the end we must always do what is best for our organization.

 

2.    Holding people accountable. 

Some organizations hold employees accountable but many do not. Many managers are unaware of what their “numbers” are and how this information relates to the overall company production. With an ever changing business environment, ongoing sales by everyone is an essential element to your business’s success. Learning to have a sales-oriented culture can be positive, as you all learn together and share successes and improve sales skills. Learning the strengths and weaknesses of each staff member can be used to your benefit. Teach them to learn skills from each other.