How to Empower Your Employees

July 9, 2014 by Christine

One of the best ways to ensure that your employees are motivated and producing great results for your business is to give them a sense of empowerment. Employees should never feel as though they're just trudging along and have no control over their work. But how do you foster a sense of empowerment within your business?

Here are some ideas that you may find helpful:

•  Reward employees who strive to improve. You can't just assume that the prospect of a raise or a promotion will encourage employees to strive for greatness. Instead, you need to focus on other, less conventional awards that will make employees feel that their efforts are truly being appreciated.

•  Avoid micromanagement. Take a good look at your management style. You need to be able to step back and let employees do their jobs without interference from you. When you delegate tasks to your employees, tell them what they need to accomplish and when they need to accomplish it by, then let them handle the rest.

•  Give employees opportunities to be leaders. Let your employees have a chance to take the lead on certain projects or tasks within your business. It will give them a chance to try something new and test their capabilities, and will encourage them to strive for improvement and greatness.

•  Make sure they know their job. All roles within a work place need to be clearly defined so that your employees know where their responsibilities start and end. They can take a greater sense of accountability within their own realm because of this, and it allows you to avoid people getting in the way of others accomplishing their work, or perhaps having redundant roles in your business.

•  Encourage small failures. Let employees know that it's ok to fail every now and then, because this will encourage them to try new things. So long as them trying new things doesn't put your company at risk, there's no harm in this policy. In fact, it could lead to employees coming up with new ways to improve your company.

Empowering your employees is necessary to make your business operate at its peak efficiency. Contact us at Viral Solutions today to learn more about how you can do this.

Christine Kelly | Queen Bee | Viral Solutions LLC

Prior to joining Viral Solutions, Christine held executive leadership roles at some of the largest small business consulting firms in the USA. Her experience includes leading direct reports of over 130 remote sales agents who generated $38mm in annual revenue. She obtained her Marketing degree from British Columbia Institute of Technology. Bring her C-Suite experience to your small business. Although our company is virtual, and we can work with you wherever you are located, she is located in Denver, Colorado and owns a second home in Vancouver, BC Canada.

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