Question By: Creating a supportive work environment means giving employees feedback, flexibility, and freedom over some of their work. A supportive work environment offers numerous benefits for the employee and the employer. For the employee, it means going to work everyday where not only your performance, but your well-being is accounted for. It means having managers who make time to help employees grow both personally and professionally. It fosters loyalty and working relationships in a healthy, pleasant environment.
Supportive Work Environment Look Like:
Sensitivity
When an employee feels comfortable to be who they are, whether that pertains to race, gender, culture, or sexual orientation, they will also feel more comfortable performing their duties.
Team Approach
A team approach to the work environment cherishes the ideas, education, and experience of all employees. Trust is built when each member of the team owns their responsibilities and contributes equally to successful outcomes.
Positive Feedback
Giving positive feedback builds an employee's confidence and self-worth. It also provides a foundation for improving future performance and is a tool for growth and learning. Positive feedback motivates employees to work harder and invest in their careers.
Mentoring
Managers should encourage employees to seek out mentoring relationships and provide opportunities for it to happen. Employees who have this opportunity are able to make decisions more confidently and become more well-rounded in their role
Giving Support to Staff and Volunteers include:
• To maintain a high level of morale within your group
• To prevent burnout
• To show appreciation
• To keep lines of communication open
• To make your organization appealing to potential members
• To keep quality staff members, and by doing so, maintain and improve the quality of the service you provide.
At certain times, workers will need or appreciate more support than usual. These times include:
• When they are new
• When they are going through difficulties or change in their personal life.
• On special occasions such as birthdays and graduations
• When the organization is experiencing difficulties.
To provide support is fundamental if you want to have productive and satisfied staff members and volunteers. Staff members and volunteers are key to successful community efforts. There are many ways to support your team members in light of COVID-19, whether you plan to keep your workforce more remote or plan to return to the office in the near future. The strategies above are just a few methods to consider in your plan to create a physically and psychologically safe work environment for your employees.
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