How can effective communication about job expectations help increase retention?
Effective communication is absolutely key. People need to know what is expected of them; not only their job duties, but what type of culture they will be joining and what type of schedule are required. You have to be fair with people and let them know if the job will require more than the standard hours. If a person has the tendency to be an 8-to-5 kind of individual, then they’re not going to fit in that job. When I interview, I give them an idea of the culture, the expectation of the job and expectation of the personalities that they’ll be interacting with. How can employees be trained and developed to reach their full potential? There are three types of basic training that occur: business literacy, technical knowledge and computer proficiency. Training should be easily accessible for the employee, so that they can attend the training as well as maintain their jobs. You have to set a career path for individuals, so that they know how to build the training in a direction that will tak