How to take care of the company and the well-being of employees?
A disorganized team, employee fatigue, and poor time management have a negative impact on the company’s efficiency. Here are some tips that will help you strengthen the well-being of your staff, increase their efficiency and ultimately create opportunities to improve the functioning of your company.
Burnout is a problem that working Poles complain about. Employees feel overworked, they lack clear rules defining promotion opportunities, and they want employers to care more about increasing their competences. These conclusions result from research conducted by PSH Lewiatan in September 2023, carried out in cooperation with SW Research as part of the „Born Entrepreneurs” initiative.
Employee opinions expressed in surveys should be carefully analyzed by employers and owners of smaller or larger companies. The approach to work and expectations towards employers are changing radically today. It is worth taking a closer look at these changes and considering how to adapt the company’s operations to the latest trends – we are dealing with a global change.
We present five simple procedures that can have a positive impact on the effectiveness of managing your company. Their implementation may also become the beginning of a process in which the well-being of employees will have a positive impact on its business condition.
Work-life balance is a healthy balance between private and professional life. The generational change in the labor market dominated by millennials and Generation Z means a radical reevaluation of the role of work and the employer. So do everything you can to find out employees’ expectations regarding this issue. Check whether your idea of satisfactory working conditions is consistent with the expectations of the staff.
Precisely setting boundaries between work and private life is now becoming an essential element of managing every company in accordance with the spirit of ESG – this applies to both large and small companies. Therefore, make sure that professional duties do not overload employees. Teams that operate with a healthy work-life balance are more effective and more loyal to their employer. They also become more involved in their work.
A good employee needs non-wage incentives to motivate him to work every day. Taking care of the right atmosphere in the office, rewarding good results, offering additional company benefits – all this should become an integral part of the company management process. Even simple ideas such as organizing various competitions, personalized gifts for various occasions and flexible working hours will strengthen good relations between the employee and the employer.
A positive employee will become more involved in his duties and undertake more demanding tasks. The motivational system may be one of the strong assets that a manager has. In turn, a motivated team has a greater chance of implementing company plans.
Good management of working time in the company reduces the risk of fatigue and stress experienced by employees. In this case, it is crucial to understand how much time is needed to complete the tasks, which of them are priority, and what human resources we have to implement them. Analyzing how employees perform their duties and monitoring working time data will help identify areas requiring optimization.
It is worth planning work using a regularly updated schedule, which will facilitate a clear division of responsibilities and setting priorities. It is worth remembering that the employee should be aware of which tasks are the most important and which can be done later.
Customer service standards have a key impact on the company’s results. Educating employees in this area is a step in the right direction. But it is also worth training and teaching staff to expand their knowledge in other areas. These should be regular training related to the acquisition of specific skills (e.g. inventory training) as well as soft skills and even the basics of marketing.
So make sure you receive feedback related to your employees’ needs regarding training and courses. Any action to provide knowledge to employees and managers will pay off. The laws of the modern market are such that it is won by specialists who are well-informed and open to expanding their knowledge and skills.
Today, modern technologies help improve the organizational culture of both small and large companies. Don’t be afraid of them! Used properly, they will increase staff productivity. Implementing appropriate applications not only speeds up and standardizes key processes in the company, but also makes it easier for employees and managers to perform routine activities.
Analyze your company’s procedures to assess whether standard staff duties could be automated to some extent. Technology can shorten the time needed to perform specific tasks, which will increase employee efficiency and satisfaction, which will ultimately translate into the company’s results.
Supported by Norway through Norway Grants 2014-2021, in the frame of the Programme “Social Dialogue – Decent Work”.
