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We have kind of a sticky situation. Last October, the company bounced a few payroll checks (which was quickly resolved) followed by two RIF's. The end result is lower productivity, increased absenteei
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How do I boost employee productivity & get employees enthused about their jobs again?
posted at 8/9/2000 4:33 AM EDT
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We have kind of a sticky situation. Last October, the company bounced a few payroll checks (which was quickly resolved) followed by two RIF's. The end result is lower productivity, increased absenteeism and tardiness, increased turnover and general "short-timers" attitude all around. The officers are to the point that they are ready to totally "clean house". Normally I wouldn't object to a complete organizational restructuring, but quality, experienced staff in our particular industry, mortgage banking, is very hard to come by in this area, Southeast Texas.
The financial stability of the company is currently too volatile to bring in an outside professional to completely retrain the entire staff. Does anyone have any suggestions to assist with this matter? My ideas was to try to develop a training program with the local Workforce Development office to try and institute an indutry-specific job-force training project. Any ideas? P.S. Employee moral is not on the top of the executive's list. |
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How do I boost employee productivity & get employees enthused about their jobs again?
posted at 8/25/2000 6:43 AM EDT
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Tonette...you are facing the same type of situation that many organizations are. If you want to retain your employees and build some tenure into them you must consider doing several things....
Review your interviewing and hiring program. A good tool for lowering turnover is to hire quality individuals upfront. Have a set of established questions that will extract quality answers from your candidates so that you can make an informed business decision about them. Next have a very structured orientation program to discuss the organization, where it is, where it is going, and how the employees fit it. (make sure you have a mission or value statement ready to discuss). Talk about the future and growth for everyone. Discuss educational opportunities for the employees and the benefits that the company will provide, or desires to provide over the long hall. If you want to motivate an individual you must show them the benefits they will receive for a change in their behavior or as a result of their increased productivity. As for the money issue, this happens at a number of companies. The key is how was the situation handled after the problem. Was all employees informed about the state of the company and the growing pains. Management must maintain trust and respect from the employees if they want them to stay. There are to many opportunities available for people to jump ship...quick question...what is your company doing to be seened as the PREFEFFED EMPLOYER in the marketplace? What makes your work environment different than anyone elses? Why would I want to work and stay with you? If you have the answers to this question, you well on your way on straightening out your problems. Wishing you well Dr. Clark |
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