Episode 39

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Published on:

12th Jul 2023

Making "Doing More with Less" a Reality for Small and Mid-Sized Organizations

Summary:

Dr. Jim shares practical ways to keep teams empowered and engaged in the face of limited resources. He emphasizes the importance of recognizing exceptional work, encouraging ownership, and delegating projects. Dr. Jim also highlights the value of technology tools for effective collaboration and the need to celebrate achievements and show appreciation. He advises HR professionals to focus on development opportunities, foster a culture of respect and trust, and promote work-life balance.

Key Takeaways:

  • Recognize exceptional work and celebrate achievements to boost employee engagement.
  • Encourage ownership and delegate projects to empower employees.
  • Utilize free or affordable technology tools for effective collaboration.
  • Show appreciation through thank you notes and shoutouts to keep employees engaged.
  • Prioritize development opportunities based on individual employee needs.
  • Foster a culture of respect, transparency, and trust to maintain team engagement.
  • Promote work-life balance and encourage healthy habits for employee well-being.

Quotes:

"When employees feel trusted and valued, they're going to be more engaged."

"Empowerment is one of the things that you should be doing in terms of pushing responsibilities down."

"Appreciation in general go a long way in getting your people engaged."

"Don't sleep on development opportunities."

"Operating with a culture of respect, transparency, and trust... doesn't cost a ton in terms of budget."

"Encourage flexible work, encourage healthy habits... that's going to go a long way in keeping your team engaged."

"Build those foundational habits so that you have a nice springboard to adding resources when you need to get that team even more engaged."


Timestamp

[0:00:00] Introduction to doing more with less in HR

[0:00:00] Recognize exceptional work and boost employee engagement

[0:00:00] Encourage ownership and delegate projects

[0:00:00] Utilize free or low-cost collaboration tools

[0:00:00] Empower employees and celebrate their achievements

[0:02:08] Show appreciation and provide development opportunities

[0:02:35] Foster a culture of respect, transparency, and trust

[0:02:35] Promote work-life balance and healthy habits

[0:02:35] Build foundational habits for employee engagement

[0:02:35] Add resources to further engage the team when needed


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CheeTung Leong

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Jim Kanichirayil

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Your friendly neighborhood talent strategy nerd is the producer and co-host for The HR Impact Show. He's spent his career in sales and has been typically in startup b2b HRTech and TA-Tech organizations.

He's built high-performance sales teams throughout his career and is passionate about all things employee life cycle and especially employee retention and turnover.