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Leading Your Employees During Difficult
Times By:
Cheryl Patnick, President Capella Consultants “Creating
Work Environments that Maximize Performance” During
these times of economic uncertainty, unstable employment and the unfortunate
events of workforce reduction; successful leadership is paramount. Leaders
should constantly be focused on creating a work environment that maximizes
their employees’ performance. Ask
yourself: How motivated are my
employees when they arrive for work?
Do they want to enter the building or do they wish they were somewhere,
anywhere else? We
instinctively know that our employees’ performance is critical to our
organization’s success – here’s just one example. Let’s assume an organization has 50
full-time employees - this equates to approximately 100,000 hours of productivity in one year. Imagine a workforce that is not operating
at maximum performance: the
organization is paying for 100,000 hours and potentially receiving only
50,000 hours of productivity. Now,
imagine a workforce that is operating at maximum performance: the organization still pays for 100,000
hours; however it is potentially receiving 150,000 hours of productivity! So,
if you don’t know the answer to how your employees feel when they arrive for
work or you fear that they do in fact wish they were somewhere else, consider
focusing on these leadership activities.
a.
What’s
in it for them to stay? b.
What
is their biggest concern in staying?
How might things get better/worse if they stay? c.
Recognize
your team’s and your employee’s accomplishments d.
Are
there other reasons besides money for them to stay (increased
responsibilities, freedom and autonomy of the job, new/different job
challenges, loyalty to you, the team, the organization)? e.
Find
ways to get people laughing – it can be a great stress release Remember, your team looks to you to “walk the talk”. They understand the economic environment, they are concerned for themselves, friends or family – it is your job to make sure they continue to operate at maximum performance. |
Cheryl Patnick, President Click photo for Bio Aligning people, processes, strategies and technology. Prepare your organization for the future. The
future holds many changes, and Capella provides you with the tools to build a
workforce that is nimble and operating at peak performance. Now. |
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