How Businesses Can Truly Meet the Needs of Their Staff | Office Evolution, Louisville, CO

As a business, there are a lot of things you need to do to be successful—but one of the best things you can do is invest in your employees. You have likely heard mention of “The Great Resignation” and how workers are switching jobs at rapid rates, and in many cases, this is due to businesses not meeting the needs that their staff has.

Offering perks—and the right kind of perks, at that—is a great way to keep your staff happy and engaged. Understanding and meeting your employees’ needs may be more work than providing generic rewards, but considering the cost and work involved with recruiting, hiring and training, it is certainly a worthwhile investment for any business.

How Businesses Can Meet Their Employees’ Actual Needs

Provide them with autonomy over their workday. When surveyed, the majority of workers stated that flexibility in where, when and how they worked was the top perk they would value from their employer. Providing this kind of flexibility is a key way that businesses can stay competitive in such a hot labor market. Providing staff with flexible workspace options, such as a coworking space to cut down on their commute, is a perk that will certainly be valued.

Understand what staff want from their workplace. Every person on your staff will have different preferences and desires for what his or her work situation looks like, and as a business, it is wise to make an effort to understand this. Showing respect to your employees and treating them as people is a great way to get better buy-in and happier engagement from everyone on your team.

Ask for (and implement) feedback. Everyone wants to feel heard and valued within their workspace, and it is important that businesses make this a top priority with their staff. Asking for feedback is a great way to get insight into the day-to-day nature of the work employees are doing and what they might like to be improved. Additionally, it is vital that businesses implement the feedback they receive, so employees can see their communication being valued by the business.

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