15 uncomfortable truths every employer should read.
1. The worst time to offer a raise or promotion is when someone has handed in their notice.
2. âWork from homeâ is not the issue, your lack of trust is.
3. People donât quit toxic jobs, they quit toxic managers.
4. Bean bags, free beer and a meditation app subscription donât make company culture.
5. If your team can't feel safe enough to say, âI donât knowâ or âI disagreeâ, you have a problem.
6. If you donât pay your people what theyâre worth, they will leave you for someone who does.
7. Employee engagement improves 4x when you give them clear and consistent feedback.
8. Micromanagement has nothing to do with âhard workâ and everything to do with taking away your employeesâ freedom.
9. If your entry-level job posting asks for work experience, it's not an âentry-levelâ job. It's a job for an experienced worker that pays an entry-level salary.
10. If what the companyâs values say do not align with what its managers do, employee trust is eroded.
11. If you or your child are sick and you need to go to a doctor, it should never be counted as annual leave.
12. Take care of your team and they will take care of your customers in return.
13. You canât expect your new employees to âhit the ground runningâ when you donât provide a fantastic and comprehensive onboarding program.
14. The surest way to kill company culture is to let toxic behaviour slide or, worse, be rewarded.
15. You will pay a much bigger price replacing someone than you would have had you paid them what they were worth in the first place.
I couldn't have said this better myself, Chris Donnelly
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1. The worst time to offer a raise or promotion is when someone has handed in their notice.
2. âWork from homeâ is not the issue, your lack of trust is.
3. People donât quit toxic jobs, they quit toxic managers.
4. Bean bags, free beer and a meditation app subscription donât make company culture.
5. If your team can't feel safe enough to say, âI donât knowâ or âI disagreeâ, you have a problem.
6. If you donât pay your people what theyâre worth, they will leave you for someone who does.
7. Employee engagement improves 4x when you give them clear and consistent feedback.
8. Micromanagement has nothing to do with âhard workâ and everything to do with taking away your employeesâ freedom.
9. If your entry-level job posting asks for work experience, it's not an âentry-levelâ job. It's a job for an experienced worker that pays an entry-level salary.
10. If what the companyâs values say do not align with what its managers do, employee trust is eroded.
11. If you or your child are sick and you need to go to a doctor, it should never be counted as annual leave.
12. Take care of your team and they will take care of your customers in return.
13. You canât expect your new employees to âhit the ground runningâ when you donât provide a fantastic and comprehensive onboarding program.
14. The surest way to kill company culture is to let toxic behaviour slide or, worse, be rewarded.
15. You will pay a much bigger price replacing someone than you would have had you paid them what they were worth in the first place.
I couldn't have said this better myself, Chris Donnelly
Follow Chris; he's one of the most inspiring people on the planet.
