6. Always be willing to listen to and take on board suggestions and be willing to accept change. Something you think is working really well may not be working for your entire workforce and it may be that they are more in touch with the operational side of the business and can therefore come up with some innovative ideas.
7. Identify your employees’ personal goals. Are they looking for promotion or are they happy to carry on with their current job title. By identifying their intentions from the outset, you can work with them to develop their career path and keep engagement high.
8. Your personal presence is extremely important, particularly as you are a role model and people will follow your lead. Therefore, set a high standard in terms of your appearance and the way you communicate on a social and work level in everything from small talk to running meetings and giving decisive instructions.
9. Having a regular update email or staff information board which is visible to everyone keeps people in the loop about the business and the industry field. This can provide a topic of conversation as well as the feeling of company unity.
10. Be as flexible as possible with regards to your team’s personal needs. If someone needs to occasionally work from home, go to a doctor’s appointment or leave early, don’t frown and complain. Make them feel you trust them implicitly to get the job done and that you understand they have outside needs too. They will feel valued and cared for.
Source: Google