Self esteem in your business – it’s key
In today’s society, low self esteem is rampant and it is effecting the work place, as well. Imagine how your business could be effected if the self esteem of those working for you is improved. Someone with a healthy sense of self worth can perform better on all fronts. Interpersonal conflicts among coworkers will decrease if they have a healthy self esteem. There is a lot that a business owner or leader can do to help this situation. Here are some tips that will help you improve the self esteem in your work place.
Policies that recognize everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses is on way to start. Train your managers to get to know the strengths of the employees directly under them. This will allow lower level managers to assign work that will best utilize workers personal areas of strength. In addition, each worker can be given an opportunity to improve in their own areas of relative weakness. This gives your workers a sense of accomplishment while also knowing that they are making improvements.
A person’s self esteem is often directly impacted by how well other’s accept them. Rejection is a common experience for most people. What you as the head of your business, or organization, can do is let it be known that you accept others despite reasonable faults. We all know that there are some faults that will need to not be accepted. However, you can demonstrate a positive impression by showing that you understand people have faults, including you, yet it’s ok and it is something that can be worked with.
Helping those around you feel better about themselves can be accomplished by always treating them professionally and avoiding making them feel they are not liked personally. A great deal of our time is spent in the work place. You will learn each others positive and not so positive traits as you come to know people. You may need to avoid as many personal aspects as possible to maintain a professional and courteous atmosphere. Remember, we all want others to like us.
There are many things you can do to help improve self esteem in your business as the head of the organization. Of course, this is not an overnight process, however it is a wise investment in your business. You can increase your bottom line, improve employee retention rate, and actually realize a positive ROI. The best way to get started is to plan well and implement an organized strategy.
Abousamra Noureddine has been working as a business consultant for years. He focuses on improving individual performance. His contrarian view: “Control your pelvic muscles and you will control your life!”
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