Bad employees are costly to a company.
A bad employee costs a company time, money, and morale. Employees that do not develop, do not take responsibility for their job, do not deliver in a professional manner, or do not have a good attitude cost companies in time, production, and money. Importantly, bad employees negatively affect the climate and the culture of an organization.
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Good employees add value to a company
Highly motivated and committed employees are, on the other hand, an extremely valuable asset to an organization. People that take responsibility, work together in effective teamwork, and feel well provides the basis for good results. Good employeeship has to do with work satisfaction, proudness for the organization and being prosperous. Those are things that are of big importance for a successful organization. Things like this are also significant for the development of a culture that supports continuous improvements, creativity, and rethinking (Sörqvist and Bergendahl, n.d.).
A good employeeship in this way creates conditions for delivering fine results. Good employeeship is needed for getting more satisfied customers and more effective processes. It is the basis for both effectiveness (“doing the right things”) and efficiency (“doing things right”). Together this affects both the income and the costs of a company and that way strongly effects profitability (Sörqvist and Bergendahl, n.d.).
How this applies to you
With the possibility of sounding pessimistic, we must face reality. The world is becoming more and more competitive. Local businesses are now competing with online giants such as Amazon. Thousands of college and high school graduates are entering the job market each year and there are not enough "good" jobs to sustain the population and everyone is competing for them. The young worker lacks work experience and the older worker often lack in technology skills. The proverbial "pie" does not seem to get any bigger, but more and more people want a slice.
Employeeship is one of the solutions to labor issues. The employee must take on the responsibility to become the best employee that they can become. Owners and managers are continually seeking new and innovative ways to bring value to their customers, but it should not be the responsibility of the leaders alone. Employeeship embraces the idea that leader's and employees work together to increase the value to the customer and increasing the size of their pie.
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Sörqvist, L., & Bergendahl, S. (n.d.). Employeeship with focus on quality, innovation and continuous improvements.
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This one is very interesting. Great Post!
ReplyDeleteSo, I hear you saying that a "bad employee" is defined as an employee that does not grow/learn; does not take responsibility; does not produce; and/or does not have a good attitude. Am I correct?
ReplyDeleteI'm really not fond of labeling employees as "good" and "bad", but maybe in this context there is no alternative.
I agree that putting the label of "good" or "bad" on an employee is probably not a good thing and we certainly do not want an employee to hear that they are a bad employee. However, I believe that some sort of delineation between good and bad is needed. The bad need to be developed or moved on and the good should be rewarded and held as exemplars.
ReplyDeleteLooking at good and bad as two ends on a continuum may be helpful. Bad being a -10 and good being a +10. A "0" employee is not good or bad, but does their job faithfully and causes no problem, but does not benefit the company beyond their role. Management's job is to get the employee to move up the scale.
The primary point of "employeeship" as a principle i= to have employees take the initiative to advance the company on their own. This takes discipline on the part of the employer to allow their employees to make decisions and act on their own and even make mistakes without reprisals.
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