Comments for What Great Employers Know at http://www.managingconflict.com , comment 1 to 6 out of 6 comments http://www.managingconflict.com Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:37:29 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.managingconflict.com/blog/what-great-employers-know.html#comment-10 Acknowlegments are a standing agenda item at our staff meeting. Knowing that it is a standard part of the meeting, people come prepared to acknowledge each other. Also, we have something called “It’s Your Day”. Our office manager will at least once a month randomly select one staff person. When it is that person’s “day”, we will take time during the staff meeting to pay that person compliments…to celebrate the contribution he/she has made to the success of our organization. Some may add more personal comments (rather than just strictly business related). It is a lot of fun and a good re-energizer. EVERYONE looks forward to it being their day! Even people who do not like being the center of attention. PS. love the website…very helpful information PSS I thought the “Car Wreck Voicemail” link was hilarious! - Mike Dallahan Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:26:02 +0100 http://www.managingconflict.com/blog/what-great-employers-know.html#comment-9 Great comment. Could you share some of the things that are done at the end of the week meetings that creates a great atmosphere. so often I hear from people who would love to know what others have done. - Carol . Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:45:12 +0100 http://www.managingconflict.com/blog/what-great-employers-know.html#comment-8 I work for a social service agency that assists children with behavioral and emotional difficulties. Needless to say, the work can be challenging. Fortunately, we have been able to create an agency culture in a which acknowledging people’s work is just a part of who we are. Even in circumstances in which the outcome may not be what we had hoped for, we still acknowledge the effort that goes into working with our children. Our Friday staff meetings sometimes feel more like Pep Rallys than traditional staff meetings. They help to restore people’s equilibrium and provide them with badly needed support so they can do their jobs well. - Mike Dallahan Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:25:17 +0100 http://www.managingconflict.com/blog/what-great-employers-know.html#comment-6 Great question, Carol. I’m no longer an employer (I used to be a manager, with staffs ranging in size from 6 to 400) but now regularly see workplaces from the inside as I’m called on to conduct investigations or work with other difficulties in businesses and public agencies. Easily 80% of the investigations I’ve done (over 250) have resulted in a finding that nothing illegal has happened. So, what went wrong? The most common thread is lack of, or poor communication. In the absence of good communication, people fill in the blanks – and assume the worst. So, rumors fly, assumptions about plans and motives are made, and the climate in the workplace goes downhill. It sounds like a cliche, but managers should communicate, communicate, communicate. Even if you have little to share, tell people you’ll tell them what you can, and then tell them more when you can. Communicate in writing, orally, in big meetings and one-on-one conversations. Share as much information as you can as soon as you can, and don’t wait to be asked. If more of my clients did that, they would not have to bring me in as often after things have reached a crisis. - Daphne Wed, 10 Sep 2008 02:14:20 +0100 http://www.managingconflict.com/blog/what-great-employers-know.html#comment-7 Great point, Dan. Here is another insight from Yolanda, an HR Manager of a very big investment mangement firm… Employees, their families, and community come before clients… employees are not viewed as “assets”… you always hear the clich� that employees are the greatest asset…employees are the essence of your business… - Carol Bowser . Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:05:18 +0100 http://www.managingconflict.com/blog/what-great-employers-know.html#comment-5 I personally feel that in all my experience a great workplace or culture would be where all the employees and managers are aware and concerned about each other’s professional and personal goals as they are about their own. We would each think about how to help the others in their quest as it parallels our own. - Dan Cunningham Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:23:32 +0100