What Entrepreneur should know about employees ?

Every Entrepreneur should understand that money is not the only motivator.  Employees do work for money , but it isn't their biggest motivator. An Entrepreneur should understand what motivates them, there needs, he should be able go deeper in finding out what inspire them to perform well.

One should understand what motivate each person in your team, so try to work upon it. Sometimes money helps to meet psychological needs, money necessarly can't drive them to work harder and harder everytime.. 

 "Reward me for the quality of work and not for the time I spend doing that work" This is what every employee wants from his superior.

Business is every Entrepreneurs dream and they are the one who have to  work for hours not the employees.

If entrepreneur keep evaluating them based on number of hours they work, it will just demoralize them.

So reward them for the service they provide to the customer.

Most entrepreneurs start the business because they were not treat with respect when they were employee. If you do the same with your employee, what's the difference between you and your ex-boss. So its better to treat every employee with respect.

Employer should try to identify the enthusiasm individually and to reward it

Employers should find ways to know what makes employees put their 100% in any thing they do. It may be achieved by communicating with them regular basis, getting feedbacks etc..

1. Find out why employees are not performing and ask what you can do to help them do a better job.
2. Tell employees what you expect.
3. Give employees clear performance standards.
4. Make sure that employees have the tools to do the job.
5. Get employees input on what behaviors they (the employees) should be engaged in.
6. Improve your feedback by dealing with the problems that are within an employee's control, think through what you will say and how you will say it, and be specific about behaviors rather than attitudes

At the end of the day we work with an organisation not only for money but also for a visible career path in terms of diversification and job enrichment. Critical skills should be identified by organisations at all levels and given due recognition. Output will definitely grow

Most of the views provide for steps to be taken by an entrepreneur post employment. Well, it is a must the every entrepreneur makes an informed assessment of every employee prior to his/her employment. The success of the entrepreneur depends on the quality of employees he/she/it recruits. In my view, it is very essential for every entrepreneur to verify each employee’s identity and background to its/his/her satisfaction. The entrepreneur should, therefore, require each employee to provide with his/her complete employment, educational, personal, credit, identification, health, criminal history and such other documents, records and information requested by the entrepreneur, from time to time, during the term of the employee’s employment with the entrepreneur. In view of the above, the entrepreneur should ensure that: (i) all documents  provided by the employee are originals, or conform  to  the  originals; (ii) all documents are true, correct, accurate, complete and reliable; (iii) all documents provided were validly authorised and executed;(iv) the employee’s applications and resumes are not exaggerated in any form or fashion and do not contain any fraudulent representations, falsifications or material omissions; (v) other  than  the documents and such  other information provided to the entrepreneur, there are no other relevant documents or information that would impact the employee’s employment with the entrepreneur; and (vi) the documents and information provided are exhaustive, such that the entrepreneur would be able to make an informed assessment of the employee with respect to his/her employment with the entrepreneur.