I frequently write about employee experience and recruiting topics like how to manage a virtual team, the possible benefits of an unlimited vacation day policy and swapping "I" for "we" in corporate communications. After a look at these posts, you might notice a consistent theme: all are employee-friendly policies intended to let staff members cultivate their own identities on the job. Why is this important? Because recruiting and retaining staff is harder than ever, and the more things you do to nurture long-term loyalty, the more your company will thrive and your employees prosper. At the core of this message is learning to treat staff as the people they are, not simply employees.
Read the rest of this post in Entrepreneur, which I guest authored this week.
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