In order to attract the best talent, you might need to re-evaluation your organizational culture to establish and maintain practices to promote a positive company culture and morale. The suggestions listed below will be most effective accomplished with a trusted and objective SBDC advisor.
Communication
- Offer timely feedback for an employee’s performance
- Maintain an open door policy for the discussion of work place issues
- Ensure good and open communication across the organization
- Acknowledge employee contributions towards business success
- Be clear about responsibility and reporting chain of command
Expectations
- Be inclusive and solicit and value input and ideas from everybody in the company
- Provide appropriate transparency to the workforce about critical operations
- Maintain a safe and welcoming workplace for building a team with diverse perspectives
Provide employees with the tools they need to do their work
Development
- Offer managerial training and regular evaluations
- Establish formal and informal employee mentoring, to help with personal and professional growth
- Provide opportunities for developing personal connections:
- Volunteer opportunities
- Health and wellness events
- Holiday events
- Team building activities
- Community building activities
- Physical spaces in office for social interactions
