Today's Work Tips
Work Life Balance Takes Precedence Over Even Money
Work Life Balance is increasingly important to every employee
8 simple tips every employer can use to further work life balance – and Job Satisfaction – for every employee
The next generation of workers is willing to give up even substantial
increases in pay for more flexibility and “balance” in their
professional lives.
If they feel appreciated, if they’re part of a team that sticks
together and enjoy even a little more flexibility over their hours and
place of work then they’re likely to stay.
Previous generations – who
you may very well also be employing – wanted development opportunities.
And opportunities for advancement, security, certainty and a level
playing field – all admirable goals for the work place.
But Generation Y and millennial workers will even accept less
money – lower pay – in exchange for more control over how when and
where they’re going to be.
Retaining the talent your company needs – today more than ever before
– means changing your work more into a thing and less into a place.
These are eight strategies to bring up at your next HR retention
meeting. Everyone of them will keep those younger and more restless
employees happy, but they also work with older generations too. By 2020,
you’ll be looking at 50% of your workforce being made up entirely of
Generation y, so there’s no time to lose.
1. Make your Policies Clear
Policies on flextime, telecommuting and performance need to be clear and known far and wide.
2. Reward Performance
There’s no saying that every employee needs to start out as the free
bird. Build increasing freedom into your policies and let the best
people reap the rewards.
3. Infrastructure
If they need networks, the time is now to get them out the office.
This can be the greatest expense for companies moving into the cloud, so
now is the time to start planning for secure and always available
cloud-based infrastructure.
4. Choice
Employees like to be able to say no. No guilt, and no worries make
even die-hard desk jockies into true
believers. Give them the chance.
5. Respect
Make sure employees know that you respect the decisions they make, and give them more choices where ever possible.
6. Communications
Balanced workplaces need to put more effort into that internal
newsletter or blog. It’s not just about the bottom line. It’s also about
people, and people’s lives, accomplishments and communities.
7. Get Personal
With all of the above in mind – your new workplace
has room for a little breathing, a little more fun and some messy
personal lives. Of course, employees still need privacy and respect, but
there’s a lot to be said for personal achievement, and kids’
achievements and your local schools, softball teams and scouts.
8. Test, Review and Modify
As your infrastructure learns to grow and change and improve, it’s
not going to grow more rigid. There’s no reason you should let it. Take
the time to learn to read the new numbers as they are coming in. You’ll
see performance increases, but you’ll be identifying problem areas too.
Change and improve.
That process will never cease, and there’s no reason it should.
You’ll find that achieving balance is not only the most cost effective
goal for your employees but for your entire organization too!
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