How to Develop Good Employees

King Kong CEO: <ol> <li>rips his employees for mistakes</li> <li>confines them to roles within strict boundaries</li> <li>treats them like cost items on a balance sheet</li> </ol> What results? <ul> <li>scared employees</li> <li>uncreative employees</li> <li>unproductive employees</li> </ul> King Kong CEO creates a political culture where employees hate the environment, the work, and the CEO. It's the typical horribly-$#@-managed company. <h2>Business Management = Not Hard</h2> Managing a business is like being a good parent. That's it. A kid grows up in an environment where: <ul> <li>wins are cherished</li> <li>challenges are big but beatable</li> <li>and mistakes are quickly forgotten</li> </ul> That kid becomes more self-assertive and becomes more confident in his/her abilities. Likewise, employees who grow in a nurturing environment: <ul> <li>take more initiative</li> <li>take more risks</li> <li>produce more output</li> </ul> The nurturing environment: <ul> <li>values every contribution</li> <li>understands precisely their members' goals and weaknesses</li> <li>knows what motivates each team member to excel</li> <li>makes every one of their employees self-sufficient to do what's necessary</li> </ul> Employee Eddie starts getting into the productively-good habits -- as his company builds a nurturing environment where he and his fellow team members can succeed and thrive. Innovative companies involve every single one of their team members continuously innovating every aspect of the company -- from hiring new team members to acting on customer feedback to building new products. Cultivate a ridiculously nurturing environment to help your company's team members take initiative, innovate, and improve your company by X multiple. Parenting skillz. <h2>Nurture.</h2> 2009-05-21T02:45:33-07:00 true 752 how-to-develop-good-employees

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