How to Keep Your Staff Happy

1. How to Keep Your Staff Happy How to Keep Your Staff Happy by taking a leaf out of someone else’s book

2. Happy staff are productive staff

3. Happy staff are productive staff Unhappy staff rarely do their best work

4. We should all know that…

5. clear expectations supportive management autonomy (where appropriate) fair pay We should all know that…

6. …are basic ways to keep your staff happy clear expectations supportive management autonomy (where appropriate) fair pay We should all know that…

7. Dissatisfied staff can be massively unproductive

8. And having to keep taking on new staff is a costly business in lost time for any company Dissatisfied staff can be massively unproductive

9. But can employers go the extra mile for their staff?

10. Here are a few examples of initiatives that companies have in order to keep morale and productivity high

11. 1. Are you sure?

12. After training at Zappos, new employees are offered $1,000 to leave if they think they’re not a good fit for the company

13. This should solve the problem of hiring someone who’s not a good fit for you

14. 2. Feel welcome

15. Empowered Presentations encourage their new employees to make biographies so they can introduce themselves Hi!

16. 3. Get involved

17. Infusionsoft employees are encouraged to give feedback: Talk to the CEO Weekly ‘huddles’ Monthly meetings

18. ENGEO Inc. cares what its employees think… 40 feedback surveys Annual ‘Team idea think session’

19. Simon La Fosse at La Fosse Associates has a monthly grilling from employees

20. 4. Working Environment

21. Vynamic asks employees to avoid emailing between 10pm and 6am during the week, and at all at weekends

22. Vynamic asks employees to avoid emailing between 10pm and 6am during the week, and at all at weekends

23. At Flexjobs as long as you get the work done, you can work whenever and however you like!

24. Once a year Software Advice encourages their employees to work remotely from anywhere in the world for a month

25. 5. Give something back

26. PPR Travel Nursing have ‘Thank you Thursdays’ where employees send thank you cards to co-workers and customers

27. where employees send thank you cards to co-workers and customers PPR Travel Nursing have ‘Thank you Thursdays’

28. Employees at westMONROE can take 24 paid hours per year to volunteer as part of the company’s 1+1+1 program, donating: 1% time 1% talent 1% profit

29. His company also donates 1% of profits to charity And remember Simon La Fosse?

30. 6. Treat yourself

31. Tate Recruitment like to thank their staff with a little culinary treat here and there

32. Even Slideshare has plenty to offer with lunches and snacks provided every day

33. (But don’t worry, because they also have gym facilities available for all staff. So it won’t go straight to your hips…)

34. 7. Expand your horizons

35. Employees at westMONROE write a letter to themselves saying where they aim to be (professionally and personally) in three years’ time

36. BBMG give their employees two accounts: $500 $500 professional development inspiration (specific to your job title) (personal growth)

37. Work five years at Ruby Receptionists and have a paid five-week sabbatical

38. And! To get themselves ready, employees receive coaching and $1,000 to use on their pursuit

39. 8. And relax!

40. According to Dixon Schwabl, it’s a paid day off Best birthday present?

41. Veterans United will look after your kids one night every three months to give parents a night to themselves

42. Are you a member of staff? Why not ask your boss for a couple of these to implement in your workplace

43. Are you the boss? Think about how you can make your staff happier without spending too much cash

44. Sources Daily Worth Yahoo Finance