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Motivating Craft Workers

Motivating Craft Workers. How to create willing workers Author: Ellery C. Berryhill Presented by: Nicolas Lescouet. Background. Article published in 2005. Many companies suffered a shortage in craft workers: Industry produced 50,000 trained workers for a need of 240,000 workers each year.

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Motivating Craft Workers

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  1. Motivating Craft Workers How to create willing workers Author: Ellery C. Berryhill Presented by: Nicolas Lescouet

  2. Background • Article published in 2005. • Many companies suffered a shortage in craft workers: • Industry produced 50,000 trained workers for a need of 240,000 workers each year. • Average age of a skilled worker leaving the industry was 33. • Many workers saw their jobs as temporary pay options, and not the start of their careers.

  3. Why workers left their jobs? • Many workers consider leaving a job for reasons other than compensation: • Inadequate supplies and material to get the job done properly. • Project confusion by managers. • Little communication with laborers. • Lots of downtime. • Disrespectful treatment. • Restrictive regulations.

  4. How to stop the hemorrhage? • Get your job site organized and efficient. • How to do it? Here are the 6 main tips: • Orientation • Recognition/Rewards • Training • Multitasking • Retention Bonuses • Employees Consideration

  5. Orientation • Say the employee how he personally affect the project as a whole.

  6. Recognition/Rewards • Acknowledge employees with special recognition and rewards to develop their loyalty toward your company.

  7. Training • Train individuals for a particular career path in order to make them feel they can progress in their work and experience.

  8. Multitasking • New concept allowing eager employees to be train and to contribute into several areas outside of their primary craft.

  9. Retention Bonuses • Set up incentive programs: • Example: $1 bonus per hour worked on the project if the employee stays until the project is completed.

  10. Employees Consideration • Always request and act upon employee feedback! • Schedule morning planning meetings among task teams.

  11. Thank you for listening! “Basically, people just want to be treated fairly – as more than just a guy with a shovel.” - But Strickland

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