It is every entrepreneur's dream to grow the business he/she builds and grows it from baby stage to big business. However big business is identical to cold hard impersonal working environment that is commonly understood as treating employees as numbers and value staffs by productivity.
The challenge is when successful entrepreneur is able to create the personal,caring, and friendly working environment as the company grows bigger in size. Remember the ultimate priority for any business is PROFIT.
Steps taken to maintain and/or create small business culture must not forget the profit goal.
Points to remember:
- Make sure everyone is welcomed. Everyone in the business is a family member. It is not an option to make sure the business runs like a family where every part of the family must work collaboratively hand-in-hand. Togetherness must flow naturally and not just because of forceful-bonding run by the Human Resource department.
- Let individuals form their small groups base on their own interest or tendency to hang out. Then create bridge activity to celebrate milestone of company's milestone and also teamwork's milestone.
- Have occasional Potluck Sharing or Friday Bagel & Donuts every week. The company can chip in the budget as well as the staff bring in something to share will create conversation and warm family atmosphere in the working environment. Food in general bring in people together in a relax conversation.
- Encourage open door policy for all supervisor levels and manager levels. If there is problem to be solved, particularly person-to-person problem within the organization, let it be solved as quickly and as openly as possible without holding grudges or putting record on Personal Review or Human Resources record, unless it is beyond company policy or criminal acts.
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