How to Promote Self Esteem in the Workplace

You’ll experience a high ROI if you invest in developing stronger self-esteem among your workers. This lofty goal won’t be achieved overnight, although there’s nothing unusual about worthwhile investments. You have the option to use the services of experts and even read articles on the subject. But you have lived long enough and can use your good judgment to think of some things on your own. Or if you prefer, your company’s human resource department can provide you assistance. It doesn’t really matter what approach you choose; what’s important is that you’ve taken a step that is certain to help your workers and your business.

One effective way to help improve your workers’ self esteem is just to let them know you appreciate them. Don’t think you need to go over the top with this approach. All you really need to do is let them know you are thinking about their welfare from time to time. You can take advantage of group meetings or during reviews to do this. While in these meetings, you have the opportunity to give positive feedback, praise, or even just ask if anyone requires help with anything. Just taking the time to ask about how they’re doing is enough to let them know you’re thinking of them.

It is very common for people to want to feel accepted by others, especially at their place of employment. You might want to consider the working environment like society, but a small version. You need to realize that the same group formation and interactions are going to happen. So it becomes just as important to have a sense of belonging and being accepted at work. Whatever department you work in, or if this is your business, facilitating these positive feelings can actually be up to you. What is encouraging or should be for you is this goal will have an ROI for your business. You will increase productivity at work, especially when people are happier and feel less stress.

There are benefits all round, some which are less obvious. Where the employees are motivated and feel wanted, there’s less requirements for rigid rules and regulations. You can allow more leeway to staff and still watch productivity rise. A typical example is being more relaxed by internet usage allowing staff reasonable and unrestricted access. In a happy work environment this is rarely abused, people use the internet responsibly and sensibly. Otherwise you’ll find draconian restrictions on access essential with employees often using proxies to change IP address using sites like these, to bypass company policy.

If you believe that people are suffering from low self-esteem, there are some effective actions you can take with those suffering with this problem. Even though you are able to do this, it’s a good idea to avoid the appearance of singling them out for these positive reinforcement actions. When people need a little extra help, they should be treated just like everyone else, but a little more help should be given. You could say something nice about them, complimenting them for a job well done. High achievers at your place of employment may not receive your special attention. These people exist at every worksite. What you should do is offer your support to those in need.

One of the greatest challenges you may ever face is making positive changes at your workplace. But as you just read, there are simple measures that can be designed to help boost the level of self esteem. You will have a better business environment overall and it will be well worth your time and effort.

Heather Collins
Smart DNS