Employee habits that are good for success

Employee habits that are good for success
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Here are some of those habits which will increase your employees\' productivity:Encourage them to speak up at meetings Employees can feel intimidated in large meetings or around the higher-ups.Explain to them that they should not wait for invitation or permission to speak. They need to make sure that everyone in the room knows they have something to contribute.

As a leader, you always want your team to perform their very best.There is a fine line between positively encouraging them and pushing them beyond their limits.The former will help you and the company in the long term, but the latter will create instability among employees, hence disturbing the workplace environment.You should always look to positively motivate your employees, and a big part of it is lies in encouraging habits which can be helpful to all.

Here are some of those habits which will increase your employees' productivity:Encourage them to speak up at meetings Employees can feel intimidated in large meetings or around the higher-ups.Explain to them that they should not wait for invitation or permission to speak. They need to make sure that everyone in the room knows they have something to contribute.

Encourage them to take chargeA lot of people, when faced with challenges, low team morale or a project roadblock think "there's nothing I can do in this situation."Encourage them to stay professionalNo company wants a person who misses deadlines, gossips about other employees or forgets to answer e-mails.

None of these behaviours should be encouraged in employees.Encourage them to be on timeNot just because it is a nice thing to do but also because it will ensure their place at the conference table rather than in the back of the room.

Encourage them to record their accomplishmentsEncourage them to keep a 'brag folder' in their inbox.Managers are not always going to keep track of every single achievement, so they need to keep reminding themselves what they are capable of.Encourage them to focus on results, not just activitiesYou need to make them think about the quantitative results of their work rather than just what they are doing.

Encourage them not to compare themselves with others It is common for employees to compare their talent as well as pay with that of their colleagues'. For instance, they might think a co-worker got a raise within a year of joining the company and they should, too.

Encourage them to solve problemsAnyone can just drop a complaint or whine, but the truly brilliant employee will be busy coming up with solutions to these problems.Encourage them to keep on learningMotivate them to learn about the company and even the world as a whole.

They need to be asking questions, attending courses and conferences. They should always be looking to improve their productivity, pick up new skills and learn something new.Encourage them to stay positiveEncourage your employees to stay positive even if there is a problem at hand. Instead of fretting and letting the whole world know, encourage them to think on their toes and solve the problem.

Source: rediff.com

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