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Originally Posted by ShellyCrash
You should always have a non-compete / non disclosure in place with any employees that have access to trade secrets and the like. That said, you can't rely on fear of legal action to keep your people loyal. Well, you can, fear is a powerful motivator, but if you in an environment of fear you breed resentment.
I've found if you treat your employees right, you will rarely have anything to worry about. It's hard to cook everything down into one post but I guess in a nutshell be accessable, dont treat your people like mushrooms (feeding them shit and keeping them in the dark), keep them in the know about major happenings in business and company performance, they need to feel emotionally invested in your company's success. Quantify everything, give recognition for outstanding effort and provide rewards based on performance. Don't just give a christmas bonus, base the bonus on how the company has performed thoughout the year. Your employees should feel that they are valued members of a team working towards a common goal.
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Well said.
I have tried many many different ways over the years to keep people happy. This goes for assistants, and models. Money will not motivate everyone. So paying top pay is not the answer.
I have found the dangling carrot works better, and they start low and get raises as their skill level goes up. So let's say they start at minimum. But I have budgeted $15. So by the time they learn how to run celebrity sites, cut video, so SEO blogs and many other tasks. They get a $1 pay raise for each new skill set over time. This has worked best for me in keeping them motivated.
I used to pay models more money. They did not work any better then, versus now for 1/3 of the pay. I actually think some of the were worse in many different ways. It simply comes down to your interviewing and filtering process. Some people simply do want to work, and others do not. It is that simple.
The non-compete is essential. Female employees, not so much. They seem to be happy enough just having work, and most that have worked for me were never motivated enough to do something on their own. Any male however is always thinking of a way to fuck you. Whether it is trying to slide in their affiliate codes, take all your secrets and work on the side, or any number of other things. Especially those in their 20's.
They tend to be short term thinkers, and always thinking of tomorrow instead of concentrating on today. Meaning, that they do their work half assed while spending endless amount of time thinking of their own schemes. That has been my
experience with hiring people over the years.
You have to find a way to work in some sort of progressive to keep them motivated. Even on the cleaning ladies, and handymen I have had since buying my house. They all start out great and to impress you. But after a short period of time, they all get lazy. So either you have to keep them motivated, in fear, or plan to constantly be hiring new.
Good luck. You'll need it.