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Reasons Why Your Employees May Not be Respecting You

Being an employer isn’t fun at all times. You may think that being in charge is easy, but soon enough you will discover that it is not. It is a huge responsibility to make decisions that affect a company and more so to be responsible for a team of people. You need to look into why this may be happening should you find that your workers find it difficult to respect you. You’re a human managing other humans and you all are prone to making mistakes. To develop a strong employer/employee relationship, you need a foundation of respect and trust. If you see that your employees are not respecting you, here are some reasons why.

Be more selective about who your hire and paying your employees what they deserve. However, when you hire such employees, you should give them the liberty to work according to their strengths. You can delegate some of your work to workers who are capable. Simply put, ensure you hire competent staff for the job and give them the freedom to do the work as they should.

You shouldn’t avert conflicts with your workers. Don’t believe that being nice will gain your workers’ respect. If you are always avoiding conflict, you show that you are not confident in yourself. You shouldn’t keep off uncomfortable circumstances but approach them as you look to fix the situation.

If your workers are not appreciated by you, they will not have the motivation to work for you nor will they respect you. They’re working to grow your firm. Therefore, you should appreciate them by encouraging them and rewarding them when they go out of their way. You can always let them understand how critical they can be to the success of your business.

You need to also look into the security of your employees. Your employees may not give you the respect you deserve if they feel insecure or unsafe at their place of work. You can conduct risk management and risk assessment to know how to improve your employees’ safety.

For the workers to respect you, you need to respect them. Respect is a two-way street, and if one party does not give it, they should not expect the other to reciprocate with something different. Some ways in which you disrespect your employees is pointing out their faults in front of customers, not listening to their feedback and not recognizing their achievements. You also ought to show concern for what is occurring in their personal lives. If they tell you their child was sick, find out if they got better. Show your concern and check with them often to find out how things are going.