The worst is hopefully behind us, but there is no doubt our economy is slowly recovering from one of the worst recessions in history. As many businesses struggle to climb out of an unfortunate 2009, there have been emotional strains within organizations that need to be somehow addressed. It starts with the company’s leadership.
Leadership has an unusual opportunity to keep the organization from slipping financially, emotionally and productively, and actually thrive during an irregular economy. Here are five practices that will help lay the foundation for future growth.
Organizational Transparency: Be open and consistently communicate the vision of your organization. Talk about challenges and new opportunities, and even share financial information, whether it’s fully disclosed or in a limited fashion. The point is that you keep employees involved and ensure they have a clear understanding of how their individual and team contributions impact the success of the organization.
Productivity is mostly driven by the employees; and if you are authentic about where the company currently stands and where the company intends to go, employees will more likely be engaged and dedicated to achieving company objectives.
One-on-One Coaching Sessions: Organizationally speaking, front line managers are a key influence of employee productivity and engagement. Similar to being transparent, have one-on-one coaching sessions with managers to clearly articulate company goals and share challenges, opportunities and new ideas. And, ensure that the managers and lead employees are doing the same with their staff. This will keep leadership more connected to what happens at the ground-level. These sessions not only help improve communication, but can build strong relationships between leadership and employees…
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