Increasing Employee Effectiveness

by Cindy Ventrice

Employees who have proven to themselves that they are capable and worthy of success have the best chance of being effective on the job. You will recognize them by their positive outlook, their sense of responsibility and their honesty. They will be your most productive employees.

As the employer, how do you foster effectiveness? You don’t accomplish this with empty praise or the employee of the month award.  Every interaction we have with our employees or that they have with each other, affects effectiveness. With proper direction, most interactions will be opportunities for self-improvement.

To improve job performance:

Clarify your purpose. Make sure your employees know the goals of your organization and how they fit in. Go for the grand vision rather than the detailed tasks of their workday.

Develop effective communication. Open communication channels, set guidelines and provide opportunities to practice communication skills in a non-threatening environment.  Employees want to know that their opinion has an impact on the organization.

Help to set achievable goals. If goals are small and reachable they will produce success. Use that success to set grander goals. Where less than 3% of the population sets goals, over half of the most successful people do!

Teach the steps of successful goal achievement. Most goals that are set, are never achieved. Half of all goal-setters never make a single attempt to achieve their goal.

Promote a sense of belonging and team work. Belonging to a strong work team promotes a sense of security that is essential to outstanding achievement.

Celebrate their accomplishments! Make sure that employees receive recognition for achieving their goals.

© Copyright Cindy Ventrice, 1997

Cindy Ventrice of Potential Unlimited has been a consultant/trainer  since 1984. Potential Unlimited provides relationship building solutions that improve morale, productivity and profitability.

She can be reached at 831-476-4224, or
email: CVentrice@potential-unltd.com

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