What Should We Expect from Employees?

Invariably, the single biggest frustration of employers today is their inability to hire good people.  Sometimes I wonder if we expect too much of people, or if we fail to inspire those we do hire to become better.

Millennials get bashed for expecting more than they should from employers and expecting a balanced life before they’ve earned the right to have one.  Are they really all that different than we were when we were young adults?  Maybe.  I always felt lucky to have a good job, one I liked.  But maybe I was different.

Here’s what I expect from employees:
• Courtesy and professionalism
• Respect for co-workers and customers
• Eight hours of work for eight hours of pay
• A good attitude and a willingness to pitch in
• A desire to improve their knowledge of the job
• Leaving their problems at home and coming to work to work

Am I asking too much?  I don’t think so.  What are you asking of your staff?

Here are a few Business & Life Tips to think about….

Business Tips:

• If you want to be the best organization, company, department, committee, or team, lead and inspire the people who work with you.
• A leader’s growth must continue to match (or exceed) the growth of the company. If not, the business eventually suffers, even fails.
• Employees who threaten an owner with ultimatums, lest they leave, must be reminded that they are free to leave any time.

Life Tips:

• Just because you have a position of authority doesn’t mean you have earned the right to use it. Authority must be earned.
• If someone is being disrespectful or discourteous, and if it bothers you, tell them. Or, simply don’t complain about it.
• Luck in business is where hard work meets opportunity. To say that someone is simply lucky is to deny the existence of great effort.

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