Thursday, April 14, 2011

Everyone should understand the business

Do your employees understand the business?

Do they understand what is being sold? Do they understand what customers are looking for? Do they understand the pricing? Do they understand the growth stage of your business and the limitations in resources you face? Do they understand that money doesn’t grow on trees and that it has to be made one sale at a time?

When your employees understand the goals of the business and the working and competitive environments then what they need to do to help the business becomes clear in their own minds.

This way you can help turn people who are waiting to be told what to do into people who proactively help the company. Morale can be improved and delegation is easier.

If you are worried about them stealing or sabotaging your business, then you have trust issues to work on. If you treat people well they will generally act for your good too. 

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