Resolutions are fickle creatures, for they are not dependent upon anything but the actual desire to achieve them. Simply because a new year brings hope and the promise of a better time does not mean that anything but the desire to get muddy and make it happen will actually make a change. Therefore, at the beginning of a new year, rather than thinking about all that should be done, it may be better to think about all that you are willing to do. After all, if you are not willing to perform every single step required to make your resolution a reality, then it is nothing but peaceful daydreaming. Here are some ideas:
Resolve to make your business safer
This is especially important if you own a large company and often encounter liability due to employee negligence. Workplace drug and alcohol testing will help to ease the strain, as well as a more solidly fleshed and detailed business system to follow.
Make your employees’ work more automatic
It is well known, especially among experienced managers, that it is impossible to control or manage people. Instead, one must develop a business system which allows both flexibility and a commitment to quality. The people employed are trained in your specific business system and allowed to reach the goals in whatever way they deem the most efficient or the best for them to accomplish.
Strive to increase individual job satisfaction
Strong job satisfaction is contagious. If one person is happy with their work and their workplace environment, then those around them will pay attention and their warmth will rub off on their coworkers. If individual job satisfaction is increased, then the business as a whole will benefit and become a happier, safer place to work.
Deal with stress on a case by case basis
Stress is overwhelming, especially when you believe that you are the only one suffering. However, if you deal with stressed out employees on an individual basis, you will be showing others that you care and the employee in question that they are not alone and that their voice will be heard. This is especially important for building morale.
Drug and alcohol testing at the jobsite contributes in some way to all of these resolutions. We recommend that you make it a resolution to cut down on testing costs and company time by using onsite drug and alcohol testing from Mediscreen. Contact us today: (+61) 1300 79 70 40.
