Helping Employees Become More Self-Sufficient

Helping employees thrive both professionally and personally is a great way to help your business thrive as well. In this article, we will discuss a few ways that you can encourage your employees to become more self-sufficient, thus increasing the overall productivity of your entire business.

 

First and foremost, it is important that you change your own mindset. We all have our strengths and weaknesses, but for many small business owners a tendency to micromanage falls into the weakness category. This is understandable – your business is your baby, after all. So it is oftentimes a challenge to cede control important functions. Just as parents must allow their children space to grow as individuals, however, so must business owners allow their companies space to grow and change.

 

Secondly, training and guidelines are key to long-term change. If you want to give your employees a solid foundation so that they can continue learning and growing on their own, then meticulous training is key. For more tips on creating productive employees, check out this recent Precise Payroll article!

 

Thirdly, company culture matters. This stage of company growth also starts with you. If you create an atmosphere where accountability, communication, and personal growth are all valued, then your business will be poised to have self sufficient employees that are neither over reliant on your management, nor overly independent.

 

Last but not least, you must be available. Giving your employees is freedom is good. However, it is critical that you be available in the event that anyone should have a question, concern or emergency arise. Of course, to do this, time management is crucial — and that is just one more reason why working with an HR outsourcing firm such as Precise Payroll is a good idea. To learn more, visit Precise Payroll online today.