Increasing Productivity

Happy people work better. The more one loves the job the better one performs. Thus, if the motivation levels are up and employee morale is high then higher levels of productivity are guaranteed. If a employee being proud to belong to the organization and vice versa, the employee put in whole and soul into his work and ensuring maximum output.

Human resources

Recognizing the individual capacities and abilities and appreciating each employee for what he is, and what contribution he makes to the organization is an important step towards achieving organizational development. For this, the organization is completely dependant on the "reporting managers". Top Management in the organization cannot know each individual as interaction levels are minimal. Thus, it is up to the middle level management to handle day to day situations and evaluate the resources who report them. Handling each person properly, knowing traits and assets as well as boosting them to overcome drawbacks, identifying areas for improvement are all important tasks to be carried out by middle management. This especially holds true with respect to IT, as pressures are high, deadlines are impossible and very often it is not possible to get a resource that is 100% fit for a particular job.

Reorganization and Acknowledgement

Nothing motivates a person more than recognition. A methodology of reward deserving resources is not only a way to ensure enhanced performance from the individual, but also motivate other members of the team to strive towards this recognition. Recognizes deserving candidates irrespective of the type of contribution they make towards the team's success.

Organizations spent more than 50% their time and energy in hiring new resources without investing much time in the way their human resources can be retained. Fact is, it takes 25 to 30% more for organization to retain the existing qualified resource as compare to spending more than 50% in getting new resource as a replacement of an existing resource.

Hitting when it is Hot

For majority of people, to feel a sense of belonging is important not to feel left out. Thus, transparencies in dealings, as well as involvement in decisions are important communication channels that need to be open at all times. It is vital for resources to be aware of the directions that are being taken not only in their unit, but also across the organization. The content and timings of communications are important- to touch the employee at the right place and the right time - to ensure a stress free work culture, and a profitable one.

Empowerment

Empowerment brings responsibility. Thus empowerment serves as one of the most powerful tools of employee retention. If employees are involved in organizational aspects such as participation in decision making processes, implementation of certain best practices for which they get ownership, it creates a sense of belonging within the person and a reluctance to leave the employer if the option arises.