Happy employees mean that you have a great flow of business being done each day. You’ll see fewer sick calls coming in each morning, people will be showing up ready to work, and your profits will soar. Unfortunately, there are a lot of businesses that don’t really prioritize their employees. As long as they have people doing their daily tasks, there isn’t always a lot that goes into the overall healthiness and happiness of the staff. If you’ve been thinking about whether your employees are happy, keep reading for a quick look at how you can assess that and make your employees happier.
Do Your Employees Have Work/Life Balance?
It’s not often that you find someone who focuses on their work 100 percent of the time. The reason is that it isn’t a healthy way to live. It’s important to make sure that your expectations for daily business are clear, but make sure that people leave their work in the office when they leave for the day whenever possible and that they have a good work/life balance. Your employees should also feel comfortable taking a sick day when necessary, leaving work to pick up a sick child or taking time off to attend one of their children’s school functions. This is a delicate balance, but it can be managed proactively, and the result will be happier employees.
Do Your Employees Feel Valued?
No one wants to feel like they’re just another nameless person within the company. Take steps to make sure each employee knows they’re appreciated and that their job is essential to the success of the business. You can do this by thanking your employees individually, offering rewards programs, providing frequent assessments and offering constructive criticism. Don’t make employees feel like they are children in trouble when they do something wrong. Have everyone work together as a team.
Is the Workplace Safe?
It is important that all of your employees feel like they can safely come to work each day. There shouldn’t be any kind of bullying, attacks or abuse going on. Don’t be a victim of the bystander effect. Have policies in place that hold people accountable when something is done wrong, and don’t hesitate to consider terminating an employee who is responsible for bullying or harassment. This will prevent issues, but it will also show others what can happen when they do something that undermines a sense of security and safety in the workplace.
It doesn’t take a lot of effort to make sure that your employees are happy each day when they come to work. It also doesn’t cost much money to offer up positive reinforcements in the way of gifts or prizes. Make sure that you put your employees first if you want them to help your company achieve greatness. Otherwise, you’ll have employees that simply clock in and out each day. They’re not going to worry about pleasing upper management, they won’t feel bad about calling in sick frequently, and they’re not going to do their best work.
