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Helping Your Employees Grow

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Have you created a company that people can become successful with? If you have not yet created a company where people can come to learn new skills and to gain confidence, now is the time to do so! You need to focus your efforts on helping your employees grow and to find ways in which they can easily become better at their jobs and to really expand their skill level. How can you help your employees grow? As a small business owner you are in the unique position of being a mentor to the employees. This will really be able to help you strengthen your relationship with them but it really helps you in creating a company that people respect and have a desire to work for.

Learn to delegate
What is one of the biggest issues that small business owners face? They fail to learn how to delegate work to their employees! You need to be able to learn how to delegate your work if you expect to really create a company that is successful and one that people really want to work for. You have to learn to let go of all the little things that you have on your plate and to trust your employees and to give them the chance to show you that they can do it! When you learn to delegate and you let go a little bit, you will be able to accomplish more and you won't be as stressed! It's also nice because you have employees that feel you respect and trust them as you have given them some additional duties.

Ask for their opinion
Your employees are on the "front lines" with the customers. They have some of the best information for you to use to your advantage. Ask the employees for their opinion when you are changing company policies, creating new products, and looking for ways to really expand the business. You need to get them involved as they will see how much you trust their opinion and they are also able to see that it is important for them to pay attention to the customers and the company in general as they really do help the company with their input. Give them time to talk during staff meetings. They all need to have their own time to talk and everyone needs to listen and to be respectful to the things that they have to say.

Get to know them
Some people are excited for new challenges and they appreciate the extra work. Others might not be as excited about additional work or changes to their workload. You have to get to know your employees and you really need to evaluate their strengths and weaknesses. Use both their weaknesses and strengths to your advantage as you try to motivate them to work harder and to expand the skills that they have. Sit down and really talk to them. When you invest time and you show them that you care, they will have a new respect for you and the company in general.

Teach your staff
How else will people learn if you do not take the time to teach them? You need to look for opportunities to teach your employees about the company and new skills that will really be able to help them out. As employees are able to learn more, they will gain in confidence and many of them may even start asking for additional work or they may even start volunteering for special projects and other things. It is a fun thing to watch people learn something new and to become successful with it. Give people this type of power by investing in them.

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