Keep Your Staff Happy to Boost Productivity in Your Warehouse.
Does your staff feel appreciated and valued? A happy staff is truly a productive one, and you can help ensure loyalty and boost motivation with the proper warehouse management tips and procedures.
How can you pep-up productivity and pleasure?
- Take the time to train and they’ll be moving in the fast lane. Are your staccato training methods resulting in costly mistakes? Forcing staff into roles before they are ready is a surefire motivation murderer. Don’t throw new employees to the wolves. Invest the time in proper training essentials for the ultimate payoff.
- Show your listening – prevent boos and hissing. Answering questions and acting on employee suggestions can not only spotlight and correct recurring issues, but offer a highly effective way of showcasing your team spirit. Your employees are in the thick of it, and may offer creative solutions you may not have considered.
- If they pick and pack, make sure they relax. Productivity is essential to the distribution process, and exhausted, burnt out workers are anything but. It may initially seem counter-intuitive, but your pick and pack staff needs relaxation time off of their feet and away from the pressures of filling orders. Give your staff this opportunity. It will reduce pressure and errors as well as refresh them – body and spirit!
- Keep ‘em keen by sharing some green. Bonus holidays and cash incentives will ensure a well-oiled warehouse team who happily aims for accuracy targets they know will pay off, double-checking orders and volunteering for overtime.
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