“That’s Not In My Job Description”

Wouldn’t you like your employees to clearly understand that the only reason they exist at work is to help you- the boss– succeed?

Would you like a staff of hard-working, happy campers thrilled to come to work for you each morning?

Right now this may not be the case. You may have even heard one of your workers say “That’s not in my job description?” Ticks you off, doesn’t it?

You may not even  know exactly what you want your new people to do, how you want your new people to behave, and how success will be measured.

And this lack of a clear job description inevitably comes back to bite you in the ass. Warning signs include; decreased loyalty, grumbling, and reduced productivity. Plus, your staff will begin to hate you– and conspire against you– behind your back.

You will never have more power over your people than in the beginning of the employee life cycle. Take full advantage of this power to nail them down tight.

Prospective employees won’t argue about your rules during the hiring process (in fact, they will agree to almost anything).

And best yet, you can tell these employees exactly how you expect them to behave when they are in your business.

But if you change the rules of the game down the road you are asking for trouble.