A happy, motivated employee is a productive employee – and also someone likely to stay with your firm for a long, long time. Research shows the best places to work share a common feature: they strive to maintain an upbeat work environment and sustain employee morale. Here are seven effective ways you can do the same:
1. Don’t sugarcoat the truth
2. Listen to your staff
3. Assign work strategically
4. Protect staff from overload
5. Reward employees and show appreciation
6. Talk about higher purpose
7. Focus on the future