Valuing Employees
An organization's success depends increasingly on the diverse backgrounds, knowledge, skills, creativity, and motivation of all its employees.
Valuing employees means committing to their success, development, and well-being. Increasingly, this involves more flexible, high-performance work practices tailored to employees with varying workplace and home life needs.
Major challenges in the area of valuing employees include:
- Demonstrating your commitment to your employees' success.
- Providing recognition that goes beyond the regular compensation system.
- Offering development and progression within your organization.
- Sharing your organization's knowledge so your employees can better serve your customers and contribute to achieving your strategic objectives.
- Creating an environment that encourages risk-taking and innovation.
- Creating a supportive environment for a diverse workplace.
"Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award Program 2005: Criteria for Performance Excellence. (Gaithersburg, MD: U.S. Department of Commerce, 2005), p. 2"
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