11 Ways Leaders Can Avoid Making Things Harder For Employees

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON Forbes

As entrepreneurs and business owners, your employees' well-being should always be at the forefront of your concerns. Many business owners neglect to think of how much their success depends on having reliable, trustworthy employees. It's typically these employees that are overlooked when the business starts making certain decisions. The assumption is that the decisions won't impact the employees, so they don't need to know. Yet, it's these decisions that may inadvertently lead to hardship for employees.

The owner of a company has a vested interest in making their employees' lives easier. An employee that thinks the business has their best interest at heart will be more loyal and work harder than one that doesn't. Below, 11 professionals from Forbes Business Council discuss how leaders can avoid making the lives of their employees harder through careless decisions that don't take their well-being into account.

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Be Clear On The Desired Outcome

Transparency and clear goal-setting are key to good leadership. Providing an understanding of the desired outcome and empowering creative approaches empowers employees. Leaders' biggest hurdle is believing their approach is the only pathway to success. We build teams for the additional thought leadership, so give it room to run. - Rayna Yaker, RYE Consulting