Most Well Guarded Secrets About Business you Must Should Have Know
A weekly look at issues facing Wyoming business owners and
entrepreneurs from the Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC), a
collection of business assistance programs at the University of Wyoming.
Business owners in Wyoming are struggling to retain
employees, and one of the most common things I hear when I talk to clients is,
"In this economy, I just can't afford to raise wages and my workers are
leaving."
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Myths About Engaged And Effective Business Keeps You
From Growing
The basic premise is that people quit because they don't
feel like they're being paid enough. It's true that employees need reasonable
and competitive salaries, but in the post-pandemic workplace, salary alone will
not guarantee engaged and loyal employees.
So what's the secret to employee retention? Business
managers and leaders will have to break the old model of "I'm the boss, so
do what I say." Today's employees, after decades of feeling like easily
replaceable cogs in a carefree machine, now realize that if society doesn't
care about them, they don't have to care about society.
Amazing Business Hacks
It's been a while coming, but the stresses of the COVID-19
pandemic have brought it to everyone's minds. What can business owners do?
In a recent article published by empuls, a guest contributor
offered "The Top Nine Ways to Improve Employee Loyalty in 2022." I've
picked the six I think are most important and the reasons I think are key or
how to achieve them:
Biggest Business Mistakes You Can Easily
Avoid
-- Encourage communication and feedback and follow up
actions. Think back to your career. If your boss made you feel unimportant,
never wanted to hear suggestions, or gave feedback one-way, was this where you
wanted to stay, or were you always looking for or wishing for something better?
-- Praise good performance and show gratitude. What was the last time you were happy with your
employees? Here's a hint. If you haven't found something to praise, then you
probably aren't looking. If you don't let people know they are doing a good
job, they will look for one where they feel appreciated.
If a problem arises,
resolve it as quickly as possible and involve affected employees. Raise your
hand if you've never had a problem in your business. If we were all in the room
together right now, I don't think we'd see a single hand go up. Problems
happen, but how you solve them will be a great indicator of how successful your
business will be and whether your employees will stay with you. Plus, putting
more thought into a problem generally means you'll come up with a better
solution.
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Incredible Business Examples
Be flexible in defining work. Workers today have become
accustomed to a higher degree of flexibility in the workplace. Every business
is different, but think carefully about how you can help your employees balance
their personal and work commitments. If you can offer some work-from-home or
schedule flexibility, employees will take notice. Jobs without flexibility will
tend to be revolving doors as people leave for greener pastures.
Invest in training and development. Do you want to maintain
your best performances? Professional development and training will help. Look
for ways to help your employees improve their skills. Both your employees and
the business will benefit from this.
Attractive Business Transformations
Offer fair compensation and incentives. Salary and benefits
are important. If employees know they are underpaid, they won't stay. But it
doesn't have to be just the salary. You can offer personal days or other
incentives or benefits to make their compensation a little more attractive.
The most challenging and rewarding job for managers is to
ensure that their employees are engaged and feel that their workplace is where
they want to be, and not a temporary solution until something better comes
along.
If you are struggling to retain or hire new employees, call
your Wyoming SBDC Network Advisor. Your consultant can help you develop
employee retention strategies that will work for your business and your
employees.
The Wyoming SBDC network offers free consulting and
technical assistance to help Wyoming entrepreneurs think about, start, grow,
reinvent or exit their businesses. In 2021, the Wyoming SBDC Network helped
Wyoming entrepreneurs start 80 new businesses; supporting 4,077 jobs; and will
bring a $9.2 million capital impact to the state. The Wyoming SBDC network is
hosted by the UW with state funds from the Wyoming Business Council and funded
in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business
Administration.
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