how important of employee in a company

Hi! Thanks for the question.

Since you've asked for our opinion I will do my best here.

I have worked for two different companies for the past seven years and
has climbed a little bit of the ladder in one of them in the process.

Employees are a very critical aspect of a company. For one they keep
the wheels turning in the company's daily operations. They also
communicate directly with our clients in which without the latter, our
company would cease to exist.

Employees are not really unlike our customers. Keep them happy, give
them their due and by communicating with them, you could learn a thing
or two about their problems. Employees appreciate you for all these
things. They could also teach you about your company which you haven't
noticed before since they look at it in a different perspective. In a
sense they could make or break your organization. Marketing concepts
even broadens the term customer to your clients (those that bring in
the money), your employees and your colleagues.

Employees help us to a great degree to keep our business growing. So
that is why in order to motivate them, certain entities give out extra
compensation like monetary and non-monetary rewards, commissions, and
even a stake in the company called stock options and profit sharing.

But for me employees are important in companies because they provide
us with a reflection of our business and of our organization as a
whole. If employees are unresponsive and without empathy to the
client's needs, it gives us an idea that the ones in the upper part of
the chain (management) are like this as well. Management solutions to
employee problems and behavior go a long way in the market's
perception of how you do business.

I have seen your other posts about this topic and I am really glad you
are trying to do something not only for your employees but also for
your entire organization.

Good luck!

I hope my thoughts would be of help to you. Before rating this answer,
please ask for a clarification if you have a question.

Thanks for visiting us.

Regards,
Easterangel-ga

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Request for Answer Clarification by colin1981-ga on 28 Nov 2002 01:42 PST

thanks for your opinion....
is it possible to give me a bit more opinion or a summmary , to
related my other post bfore.

i am happy to tip on here....

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Clarification of Answer by easterangel-ga on 28 Nov 2002 02:45 PST

Hi again! Thanks for asking a clarification before making a rating.
As I’ve said, I have been keeping an eye on some of the posts made by
you in relation to this topic and I’m glad that you were happy with my
answers as well as with the work of my colleagues.

I will start with the question on employee negativity, which I’ve
personally done for you.

The importance of employees shows more when we feel that they are not
happy in their work environment. Feelings of job insecurity, distrust,
distraction from work, etc often results in the company’s bottom line
being hurt. Signs of these as mentioned in my first answer could vary
from frequent absenteeism to low production and even to the increase
in number of customer complaints.

It is when employees manifest this type of negativity in the workplace
that we come to realize their true value in the organization. We see
that if they or the whole company could get their act together the
company will be stronger and rise to the challenges of the times.

It is at this point that we begin to realize that change and control
should start from those who directly interact and influence the
situation around them like our supervisors or middle management.

The answer by dannidin-ga, magnificently done, is in a sense showing
us the way to remedy or take control a situation. Ordinary employees
know their importance but they also acknowledge the importance of a
good leader like their supervisors. It’s not because they don’t have
the confidence to lead themselves but they are so tied up with their
everyday individual roles that it is unfair for them to also view a
greater picture.

With a strong but fair and compassionate supervisor or manager,
employees feel their importance and the contributions they are making
to the group. The behavior of the supervisor will go a long way in
positively influencing such employees who look up to him for
leadership.

Once such has been established, the truly worthy employees will pick
up from the message of the supervisor and strive for accomplishment.
These are the ones retained and climb the ladder of success. And this
is where mvguy-ga’s answer becomes exceptional.

Employees will now have the determination, creativity and that sense
of excellence in the performance of their work which will show in the
company’s products, services, customer service, marketing and in the
organization’s over-all culture and eventually affect revenues. In
order to succeed both for the company and the employee, they will now
become a team. Personal goals will now be tied up with team goals and
the whole company now works with a single purpose. Teamwork and
loyalty is built in the process.

Those who cannot, will not, or does not intend to carry the torch when
almost everybody is doing it, is let go.

I hope this would be of value to you. Again thanks for visiting us.

Best Regards,
Easterangel-ga

thanks for your answer....it give me a lot of opinion. and fast response