Staff - A companies Greatest Asset
Most people agree that their staff is their greatest asset. Yet often companies go about looking after this asset in the wrong way. For people to feel valued, it must be demonstrated in all of management’s actions.
Build Your Organisation Around People
The strength of your company is its people, working together with a common purpose. Methods, equipment, environment and procedures are important, and you should constantly strive to improve them. Yet your most valuable assets are loyal and capable people.
By assigning responsibilities and duties you can secure the full benefit of an
individual’s talents and abilities and provide each person with an opportunity to
develop further.
All your people and the jobs they perform can make important contributions to your
company, however it is key to maintain an environment that enables them to obtain
personal satisfaction from their work.
Place Great Value on Diversity
Managers are responsible for creating a workplace of fairness, dignity, and respect for all employees - an environment of inclusion, encouraging participation, and the best efforts of everyone. The diversity of a workforce results from a sincere effort to hire and retain dedicated people from the communities in which you operate.
Treat Your People Fairly and Without Favoritism
Impartiality is the foundation of a loyal, cooperative work group. Everyone should be treated as individuals, without causing the perception of special treatment. You have the responsibility to avoid any relationship that may result in actual or perceived favoritism.
Insist Upon Integrity in Your People
Integrity is fundamental to how you run your business and essential to maintain compliance with all policies and legal requirements. Operating with integrity means providing an atmosphere in which people can perform their jobs in an ethical manner. By presenting the company honestly to employees you can in turn expect them to be honest with us.
People also must be honest in their assessment of themselves, such as the time and
commitment they give to their job performance, the fairness they seek in their
dealings with others, or the objectivity they use in evaluating their own
contributions.
Most people are of high moral character. However, when you do discover a dishonest
person in your organisation, deal with that individual quickly and firmly. For your
company to be known for its integrity, each one of you must meet high standards.
Promote From Within
Generally, try to fill all management positions from within your organization. In doing
so you take care to include for consideration and not overlook qualified people whose
present jobs may make them less noticeable than other employees. Only fill a
vacancy from the outside when you cannot identify one of your own people who has
the professional or technical skills required for a particular assignment.
Advancement is based on individual merit and performance. All who perform their
tasks capably and have the capacity to assume greater responsibility are eligible.
Observing equal opportunity guidelines and select those who seem best fitted to the
position.
All managers and supervisors are responsible for encouraging and developing
capable people, not only for their own groups but also for openings elsewhere within
our organisation. Actively search for such capable people and give them
opportunities to succeed.
Maintain a Spirit of Teamwork
Throughout your organisation, capitalize on the advantages of working together in an informal manner. Although defined responsibilities are assigned to specific individuals in a company, act as a cooperative team. Combined efforts, which help any part of an organisation, serve to strengthen an entire organization.
Promote the Good Health of Your People
To really demonstrate you care, providing a benefits package or other programs that help promote good health and well-being among employees and their families. Attention to employee health increases the safety of your operations and reduces the costs of injuries and illnesses.
Look for People Who Have Potential for Development
If most of your future management people will come from within your organisation, look for applicants who can progress beyond the immediate job. At the same time however recognize that you also need people who can qualify and become skilled at their work without necessarily aspiring to more responsible jobs.
Help People to Develop Themselves
One of the most important responsibilities of managers and supervisors is the development of people. As a company you are responsible for seeing that all people in the immediate organisation are fully prepared to perform their jobs well.
Through support, coaching, counseling and example, you can expect people to
develop the knowledge and skills that are necessary for success in their current jobs
and which can help them assume positions of greater responsibility. You should
expect them to take advantage of the training available to them from the company
and from outside sources. In turn, provide people with assignments and
opportunities that allow them to demonstrate their skills and develop their
capabilities.
Machinery Automation & Robotics
1/101 Derby Street
Silverwater NSW 2128
Phone: (61) 2 9748 7001
http://www.machineryautomation.com.au