Category Archives: Employee Satisfaction

Your Primary Objective Is Not To Make Employees Happy

Posted on July 12, 2011 by

As an employee, your goal is not to be happy. It is to be successful. Job satisfaction is a bi-product of success. It comes from taking pride in your work, knowing that you have done everything within your control to create a high … Continue reading →

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No Surprises On Your Next Employee Satisfaction Survey

Posted on June 8, 2011 by

Just as employees don’t like surprises on an annual performance appraisal, you don’t want to discover through a satisfaction survey that your employees dislike some aspect of your leadership style. Therefore, maintain a retribution free communication environment in which employees are able … Continue reading →

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Care for Your Employees/Don’t Take Care of Them

Posted on May 18, 2011 by

Caring for employees’ well being builds trust and good will. It is a precondition for a positive working relationship. On the other hand, taking care of employees breeds dependency, a sense of entitlement and resentment. When you care for employees, you challenge them … Continue reading →

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Help Employees Separate Problems from Realities

Posted on February 28, 2011 by

To facilitate job satisfaction, teach employees the difference between problems and realities. A problem is an obstacle to employees’ job success or satisfaction that is within your control to overcome. A reality is an obstacle that you can’t independently remove. … Continue reading →

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