By: Gregory P. Smith, author
of Here Today Here Tomorrow: Transforming Your Workforce from
High-Turnover to High-Retention
The Jump
1. Management demands that one person do the jobs of two or more
people, resulting in longer days and weekend work.
2. Management cuts back on administrative help, forcing
professional workers to use their time copying, stapling,
collating, filing and other clerical duties.
3. Management puts a freeze on raises and promotions, when an
employee can easily find a job earning 20-30 percent more somewhere
else.
4. Management doesnt allow the rank and file to make decisions or
allow them pride of ownership. A visitor to my website E-mailed me
a message that said, Forget about the professional decisionshow
about when you cant even select the companys holiday card without
the President rejecting it for one of his own taste?
5. Management constantly reorganizes, shuffles people around, and
changes direction constantly.
6. Management doesnt have or take the time to clarify goals and
decisions. Therefore, it rejects work after it was completed,
damaging the morale and esteem of those who prepared it.
7. Management shows favoritism and gives some workers better
offices, trips to conferences, etc.
8. Management relocates the offices to another location, forcing
employees to quit or double their commute.
9. Management promotes someone who lacks training and/or necessary
experience to supervisor, alienating staff and driving away good
employees.
10. Management creates a rigid structure and then allows
departments to compete against each other while at the same time
preaching teamwork and cooperation.