Holding on to your best employees and why it’s important

While management are focusing  on data, charts and profit margins to determine the company’s success, they often overlook the main factor behind that success — the employees. The world of business is resplendent with examples of companies who lose their top staff for short-term financial gain. But they pay for it in the long term. Keeping your best employees is paramount, and here’s how

you can achieve it.

 

Give employees goals, motivation and prospectsIf your staff are just “working toward the weekend”, then something is definitely wrong. Your goal should be to make employees feel like work is something to look forward to. Promote the most diligent and successful employees to show that hard work does pay off. Offer incentives such as time off, bonus money or other prizes for special projects that turn out to be a success. Most importantly, bring employees together as a team; don’t divide them with partitions and walls. By creating a community within the office, the best employees you have will be loathe to leave it.

A good working environment

Secure an office space that offers fantastic features to give employees the best possible location and environment to work in. On the Carrwood Park website you will see examples of what we mean; clean, modern and well-furnished office space; professional meeting rooms in varying sizes. And don’t just stop at the office itself, look into facilities nearby! Is there ample parking? What options are there for lunch or coffee? These are things employees care about so make sure they are seen to.

Freedom and flexibility

A final factor is ensuring that you don’t suffocate your best staff members with constricting and inflexible rules and policies. The more an employer tightens their grip on their staff, the more of the best ones will slip through their fingers. Your best people are the best because they are able – let them get on with what they do best!

Following this guide, you will hopefully avoid the calamity of losing your best employees. Remember, a company with 5 people who are the best at what they do will always be better than a company with 20 mediocre people who don’t care.