Des Case Corporation was named a Tennessean Top Workplace in an annual competition that identifies companies with the most desirable workplaces. Des-Case President & CEO Brian Gleason believes their Employees are the reason why the company continues to grow during continued tough economic times around the world.  Here are his five recommendations for others wishing to achieve the same goal: 

Show them the vision and give them the freedom to help attain it.  

Help employees see the end goal so the day-to-day efforts make sense.  Then stand back so they can take detailed steps to help get you there.

Be open and transparent.  

If you’re not open with employees, how can they perform?  People can’t read minds.  Give them all the information you can so they better understand the entire picture.  

Help employees see their impact.

Knowing they can actively affect the company’s bottom line will always spur employees towards achieving big hairy audacious goals. Set clear metrics and hold everyone accountable to reaching them.

Train them up.

When employees know what to do and how to do it, they’ll become valuable parts of the team.  Leave them guessing about the broad steps to take and only a few will perform as well as they can… or as much as you would hope.

Be human.

Employees want to work and win for a boss who treats them like family.  Yes, families can sometimes be demanding, but people respond better when a human heart is involved.

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