I didn't want to give up any ownership or control of our bread and butter. Play to the Whole Employee Tying your company to a broader purpose can have great appeal. And don't forget to foster relationships among employees. Relationships at work can be stronger than familial relationships. They also are recruiting more senior staff to mentor the younger workers.
Retailers can give clerks the chance to order, label and price merchandise.
This might be the riskiest loyalty-builder of all. More owners are swallowing the idea that they need to prepare workers for the world beyond their company, even though it may hasten the workers' departure. Lauderdale, Fla., temporary-services provider. Indeed, Richard Chelten, owner of Timberland Group, goes out of his way to avoid a star system. We look for ordinary people and try to leverage them with extraordinary systems.