It seems that a lot of what we learn in business school is focused on employee motivation rather than other aspects of employee management, so what intrigued me greatly was this blog post from the external blog source The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur regarding maximizing employee talents. So how exactly does one make their employees more talented and skillful?

Mike Michalowicz has addressed a couple of main tips in order to successfully invest in employees and help them to improve and enhance their talents. He suggests that employers take a more personal approach when interacting with employees and taking the time to ask them what their personal goals are. He also highlights the importance of having clear goals and encouraging employees to know where they are headed, so that they will have a clear direction and can work on striving for these goals. He believes that by establishing a strong connection with your employees, a strong sense of loyalty can be built and an improvement in employee commitment will develop.

Through the implementation of these tips, Michalowicz feels that it would help a company to retain its employees and reduce the turnover rate, which can cut training costs and inefficiency greatly. This article interested me because of it’s focus on improving employer and employee relationships, which is extremely important to the successful running of a business. Without a doubt, the ability to form and maintain strong relationships with others is a skill that is necessary for all aspects of life, not just within the business domain.