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As the New Year approaches, now’s a good time to be thinking about how to help your employees be more successful in 2024. Even if this past year was a good one, there are always more ways to learn, grow, and evolve as a team, so that you can maintain a sharp competitive edge. To do that, here are some tips to keep in mind, so you can produce a healthy bottom line going forward.

How Can You Unlock Your Team’s Full Potential?

Engage.

Engaged employees are critical to solid performance in the year ahead. With the “Great Resignation,” it’s easier said than done. But by focusing on ways to keep your people engaged and enthusiastic on the job, you’ll go a long way in keeping them interested and performing at their best. Whether it’s training opportunities, mentoring, internal networking events, conferences and seminars, or stretch assignments, make sure you’re investing in engagement in the year ahead to maximize your team’s potential.

Retain.

Another critical area to focus on? Retention. Hiring is not only hard work but expensive and time-consuming. As a result, it’s easier to invest in retaining the top people you do have rather than recruiting, hiring, and onboarding new ones. Your team members want to know they are valued and appreciated, so make sure you’re taking the time to focus on retention in the year ahead.

Also, get to know each one personally and what makes them tick. You’ll be able to better motivate – and retain them – in the future when you understand what’s important to them and how to maximize the use of their abilities.

Encourage.

In addition to retention, encourage your people to set goals, take risks, and continue to learn so that they are acquiring new skills that will support the team and the company. It’s a win for them, too since it will also help them to advance their careers in the future.

Measure.

Finally, to make sure your team is reaching its potential, measure their performance at key points of the year. This will help you determine areas where they’re getting off track, so you can work together to correct course.

Do you need help with hiring in the year ahead?

OneSource Staffing Solutions is here for you. As a leading staffing agency serving companies across PA and IL, we can connect you with talented professionals to fit your job openings and company needs. Ready to find out more? Let’s talk!