Do you sometimes wish you could read your employees’ minds–specifically, what matters most to them in working for your organization?
A survey of employees asked them to describe what characteristics they would like to have in their employer—not what characteristics their employer actually demonstrates. Here is a top ten list of those desirable employer characteristics:
| RANK | CHARACTERISTIC |
| 1 | Employee Recognition |
| 2 | Respect |
| 3 | Loyalty |
| 4 | Home-Work Balance |
| 5 | Teamwork |
| 6 | Open Communications |
| 7 | Fairness |
| 8 | Honesty |
| 9 | Accountability |
| 10 | Trustworthy |
Of course, employees are looking for you to provide them with good pay and benefits, as well as with opportunities for professional growth. But note that these words did not make the top ten list (good pay & benefits was #15 & professional growth was #14).
- Trinity’s interpretation is that these two are so low because these are viewed as givens to many employees.
RECOMMENDED EMPLOYER ACTION
- Complete the following exercise with your supervisors and managers:
• Ask them to identify what they think matters most to their employees.
• Compare what they think is important to the employees’ list above - Focus your attention on what matters most to employees—not what “the suits” think is most important
- Equip your supervisors and managers to be able to:
• Create an environment in which their employees feel free to candidly talk about issues
• Communicate with employees about company changes and matters that directly affect them
• Cause employees to trust what is said
HOW TRINITY CAN HELP
Trinity’s Team has the experience and expertise to assist in improving the work experience of your employees—and, in turn, improve your organization’s:
- Relationship with its most important asset—your employees
- Ability to recruit and retain talent individuals
- Overall performance of your organization.
For more information, e mail Trinity at info@TrinityHR.net or visit our website at www.TrinityHR.net.