Practice What You Preach

Recent studies of America’s largest companies show that a strong reputation for moral and ethical conduct performed better financially in terms of their returns on investment and equity, and their sales and profit growth. How do you begin applying this in your company? At PrideStaff, every time an employee is hired, owner takes them into his office and goes over 10 standards of ethical conduct that company was founded on. We also review these standards several times a year to encourage their daily application in company.

Why is it so important to employees that they work for a company with strong ethics and values? Because your personal identity is strongly tied to your corporation. People often make assumptions about others based upon where they work. I know it sounds shallow, but what’s first question you’re often asked after meeting someone? “So…what do you do?” Employees want to be proud when they answer that question. Make Every Employee a Cheerleader

Employees are first direct contact between a corporation and its customers. They are also single most important source of word-of-mouth advertising that attracts other talented employees.

So how do you start making cheerleaders? You can start by buying everyone pom-poms. I’m not kidding! You need to make your company a fun place to work, a place that encourages employees to build relationships. An employee is much more likely to look forward to coming to work if they have a best friend there. I recommend you check out motivational program called FISH!, based on world famous Pike Place fish market in Seattle. It provides a step by step guide to building an amazing corporate culture.

Create and Convey a Strong Corporate Vision