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Keeping Employees Happy in Troubled Times |
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CIOs and IT managers now face some very turbulent times.
The ones that will be successful will manage their most
critical resources well. CIOs and IT managers need to
keep their employees happy or once the recovery starts
they will face an exodus of employees who will wait out
this down turn.
We have found that are some simple things that CIOs and
IT managers can do to steer their way and motivate
employees to excel and perform for the enterprise. They
are:
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Take a personal interest in employees
- Know who they are, are they married, do they have
children, what do they do for enjoyment, and what
are important dates in their lives (birthdays and
anniversaries). If employees feel that you know and
care about them they will respond and be valued
assets.
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Have fun
- If the employee wakes up every morning and dreads
going to their job, they will not perform well
because they're not happy. Keeping employees happy
is the sure way to have loyal employees and
employees that are willing to go that extra mile for
the enterprise.
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Work around employees' requests for time
- If an employee has a sick child or an important
event coming up, including a vacations, let them
schedule it so that they can go to the doctor with
their children or take that vacation even though it
may not be best for the IT function.
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Provide scheduled evaluations
- If an employee knows what they are doing well and
what they need to work on, job performance will
improve for stars and weak employees will be weeded
out more effectively. That in turn takes the
mystery out of why someone is let go and someone is
promoted.
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Promote from within
- CIOs and IT managers should reward their employees
by promoting them and giving them the chance they
deserve.
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Issue bonuses and give raises
- But giving raises and bonuses management keeps
their star employees happy, they will work harder
and stay loyal. Everyone needs to be reminded that
they're appreciated every now and then.
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Offer benefits
- Employees who have health care and sick days
available to them do not have to worry what will
happen. In a downturn there is much stress and it
has been proven that stress is a factor among those
in poor health.
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Be supportive, not demanding
- When CIOs and IT managers want an employee to do
something he should not just tell the employee, he
asked them in consultative manner.
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Have an open door policy
- Make time for all of your employees and listen to
what they have to say.
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Do not play favorites
- There is nothing worse than a manager who plays
favorites. When a manager gives all the "dirty" work
to one employee and let someone else off without
doing anything, employees lose respect for the
manager and begin to resent them. CIOs and IT
managers should delegate their employees' evenly,
making sure everyone has their fair share.
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