3 Ways to Get Your Employees Performing at Top Levels - Retail Staff Development Tip #19

To get - and keep - your employees performingmotivated to do what you want them to do.
at peak levels while you are around and especiallyWhen they perform well, they get a great
while you are gone, requires a focused,positive benefit! This takes care of one half of the
systematic approach.third reason they do no do what you want them
There are three basic elements of any effectiveto do - it makes them more comfortable doing it.
employee management program. And using just3. ACCOUNTABILITY
one or two of the three is like trying to balance aThis includes both informal and formal
stool or table on just one or two legs - it is goingperformance evaluations, a secret shopper
to fall over unless you are willing to stand aroundprogram, and a progressive disciplinary action
and hold it up.process.
Do you have all three in place in your business?Accountability takes care of the second part of
1. SKILLS TRAININGthe third reason they do not do what you want
This includes having an employee manual that setsthem to do - it makes them more uncomfortable
your non-negotiable standards, sales and productwhen they do no perform well. Using
training, individual coaching, continuous training inaccountability tools lets you turn up the heat
staff meetings, and advanced training programs.when you have got an employee that is no doing
Skills training takes care of the first two reasonswhat you want them to do.
why people do not do what you want them toEven your very best employees - the ones who
do - they do not know what to do and they doalways do what you want them to and MORE -
not know how you want them to do it.will benefit from this kind of systematic approach.
2. REWARDSThey will be better than ever!
This includes performance-based raises, a bonusAnd the problems on your staff will either shape
program that is tied to the success of theup - or ship out.
company, games, spiffs, benefits packages, and allJust imagine if all your employees were like your
the other perks of working in your company.best employees and they all did exactly what you
Giving rewards makes your employees extremelywanted them to do...