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Stop De-Motivating Your Employees
Business is booming here in Western Australia and the greatest challenge for businesses is hanging on to good staff. And while more money elsewhere, particularly in the mining sector, may be the key driver, it is often the way employees are treated that has them looking around for a new job in the first place.People don’t leave companies, they leave managers. And while many managers are comfortable dealing with people’s physical needs, such as pay and conditions, they are far less comfortable dealing with the intellectual and emotional needs of their employees.
Research by Sirota Survey Intelligence www.sirota.com , pointed out to me by Steve Simpson of Keystone Management Services , reveals that many companies are getting it wrong. Their survey covered 1.2 million employees from 2001 to 2005.
They reported that managers do not need to motivate employees. They need to stop de-motivating them!
Apparently, the large majority of newly hired employees are enthusiastic when they start their new job. The research found, however, that in around 85% of companies, employee morale declined sharply in the first six months, and continues to decline thereafter.
Maintaining employee motivation and retaining good team members is something that my colleague Jan Collins works on a lot with our clients. In future editions of this newsletter, we will share with you Jan’s model for the Three Dimensions Of Job Satisfaction and its importance for your business.
This excerpt from ‘Terrific Trading, Terrific Tips E Newsletter’ December 2006 edition, by Jurek Leon.
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