...Do You Really Listen To Your Employees?

Here at BizWorks we see a lot of different types of businesses and just as many different types of business owners.  One of the types that we see is the business owner who hires employees for their expertise and then never listens to them.  It’s the “I know what’s best for my company about everything attitude.”   We see it from time to time when business owners either feel like they know it all or they know it all concerning their business.

So if you have employees, do you actually look at their skill set and work with them to help them bring you their best work?  If you don’t, why do you have employees?  If you think you can do it all then why don’t you?  Probably because there aren’t enough hours in the day to do it all if your company is growing.  So hiring and then allowing employees to do the work you hired them for is important.

Now you may be thinking well who would hire someone and not use their talents?  Listen to how people complain about their bosses and you will see. A lot of people work for micro-managers who look over their shoulder or re-do their work. Then there are those people who ask for recommendations from their staff and then disregard everything they say. 

Next time you are working with an employee make sure to take the time to listen to what they have to say and look at the reasons you hired them. It will help them stay more satisfied in their jobs and will help you with the lists of things you have to do.

Suzanne Cormier

Executive Director

BizWorks (Small Business Incubator)

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