One of the most important areas of intervention in industrial and organizational psychology is human resource management: how to find, keep, and get the most out of your employees. Workers are investments, not costs, if managed the right way.
When employees resign, especially during a period of economic crisis, it’s a bad sign. Managerial errors such as uncomfortable working conditions, a lack of positive relationships, economic instability, and a lack of work-life balance are all reasons employees cite in resignation letters.
Here are some of the most frequent mistakes bosses make:
- They overload people with long hours at work, too many things to do, and a lot of tight deadlines
- They don’t recognize and reward good work
- They don’t care about human relationships, they treat employees like numbers or machines
- They don’t honor their commitments
- They hire and promote the wrong people
- They don’t allow people to pursue their passion and interests
- They provide unfair low income
- They have an aggressively authoritative or “I don’t care” leadership style
- They allow or cause bad relationships at work, conflicts, extreme competition, mobbing, and harassment
- They don’t develop people’s skills
- They don’t encourage creativity and don’t provide intellectual stimuli.
These mistakes make employees quit. Recruiting and training staff is time-consuming and costly. Be careful of how you treat people inside your company. Keep your employees and save money.
Do you have problems with your employees? High turnover, resignations, conflicts? Call me now to find a solution.
Dr. Andrea Miriello
Business Psychologist
Consultant, Business Coach, and Trainer