Understanding Staff
A key factor in retaining good staff is ensuring that they are matched to their jobs in terms of their abilities, interests, and personalities.
When you put people in jobs where the demands of the job matched their own abilities, where roles match an individual’s interests, and where the cultural demands of the position matched their personalities, employee turnover decreases dramatically, and productivity increases exponentially. Therefore understanding your staff and the requirements of each role within your business is the key to employee motivation and increased employee morale.
By understanding the characteristics of individual staff members, you identify the key components that motivate employees. Not only will identifying these characteristics improve productivity, it will also save you money. Money is often not the biggest motivator for an employee. A recent survey of more than 350,000 employees found that only 15% left their jobs because of inadequate salary and benefits.
The study published in the Harvard Business Review found that of the job leavers surveyed:
- 30% were unhappy with management and the way they managed
- 25% felt they received no respect for good work
- 20% complained of limited opportunities for advancement
- 15% cited inadequate salary and benefits
- 5% were bored with the job
- 5% cited other reasons (retirement, career change, sabbatical, travel)
If understanding your staff is a concern, Profiles International can help you with a solution to know more about your staff than you ever imagined. |
