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How Companies Build Trust With Employees

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We All Want To Belong To A Group. 🔗

    All human beings have the need of feeling needed, feeling of belonging to a group/society. Obviously, that comes from old times when people gathered in tribes in order to survive together. Times have changed, instincts not.

Penguins Hugging

Be A Parent. 🔗

  • Feed your employees.
  • Give presents on special occasions.
  • Ask about their feelings and concerns.
  • Never forget about their birthday and anniversary at company.
  • Discuss with them not only work related topics, share something from your personal life.

Be A Friend. 🔗

  • Find compromises.
  • Arrange beer Fridays.
  • Make them feel needed.
  • Build relations with their families.
  • Buy table soccer, tennis, VR, playstation.
  • Supply their kids with presents on a birthday/christmas.
  • Arrange team buildings to make them friends with each other.
  • Introduce cultural clubs where employees can discuss their hobbies, share achievements.

Be A Doctor. 🔗

  • Provide medical insurance.
  • Visit them in hospital if needed.

Be An Accountant. 🔗

  • Take care of their taxes and documents.

Be A Psychologist. 🔗

  • Arrange one-on-ones to let them share their concerns, they want to be heard.

Be A Stylist. 🔗

  • Dress them: hoodie, t-shirts, backpack, socks.

Be A Bank. 🔗

  • 0% loans for a car/accommodation.
  • Sign-in/quarter/annual/milestone bonuses.
  • Provide accommodation.

Be An Investor. 🔗

  • Mentor and grow.
  • Provide relocation package.
  • Compensate sport/education/hobbies.
  • Praise their skills, say “thank you”.
  • Give promises. Small/big - doesn’t matter.
  • Promote becoming a speaker at conferences.

Be An Employer. 🔗

  • Parental leave.
  • Day off on Birthday.
  • Provide best equipment.
  • Gather all company meetings.
  • Promote and give new titles.
  • Protect from other teams/managers.
  • Share their important impact on clients.
  • Repeat company motto/principles to make it stick in heads.