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**The Brutal Truth Every Employer Must Know** Employers often have high expectations from their employees, but they may not realize that they also have a huge responsibility to create a positive and productive work environment. Employees are not just machines that can be programmed to do tasks, they are human beings with emotions, needs, and aspirations. If employers want to get the best out of their employees, they need to know and respect these facts: - Employees are motivated by more than money. While salary and benefits are important, they are not the only factors that influence employee satisfaction and performance. Employees also want to feel valued, appreciated, challenged, and supported by their employers. They want to have a sense of purpose, autonomy, and growth in their work. They want to be recognized for their achievements and given feedback for their improvement. Employers who ignore these aspects of employee motivation are likely to face high turnover, low morale, and poor quality of work . - Employees are diverse and unique. Employees come from different backgrounds, cultures, personalities, and preferences. They have different strengths, weaknesses, skills, and talents. They have different ways of learning, working, and communicating. Employers who treat their employees as a homogeneous group and expect them to conform to a rigid set of rules and standards are likely to stifle their creativity, innovation, and potential. Employers who embrace and celebrate the diversity of their employees and tailor their management style and work environment to suit their needs and preferences are likely to foster a culture of inclusion, collaboration, and excellence . - Employees are not perfect. Employees make mistakes, have flaws, and face challenges. They may not always meet the expectations of their employers, or they may have conflicts with their colleagues or customers. Employers who punish, blame, or criticize their employees for their shortcomings are likely to demoralize, discourage, and damage their confidence and self-esteem. Employers who support, coach, and empower their employees to overcome their difficulties and learn from their errors are likely to build trust, loyalty, and resilience . Every employer must know and act upon this. Employees are the most valuable asset of any organization, and they deserve to be treated with respect, dignity, and care. Employers who do so will not only benefit from the improved performance and productivity of their employees, but also from the positive reputation and goodwill of their customers and stakeholders. thus is inspired by Justin Wright.#leadership #employerofchoice
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10moWell said Shelton, quite a fact of the work place. What baffles me the most is that Employers in many instances seem unmoved by these facts. It would be interesting to to do a small study on the practice (or lack thereof) of these principles by employers. In particular, there the owners of the entity are closely involved. Questions arise around whether the 'Employers' believe these principles to be utter rubbish OR the alternative actually works🤷♀️. Are the principles of 'employee' recognition that you and many other HR Strategists have so ably advocated for important to them? What is it that these employers see differently that keeps them on the same practices which are +60% against your views and e en the "12 brutal truths" that Justin Wright advocates. Where I'd the disconnect between HR strategists vs Employers and how can that be mended?