Employees desire and appreciate respectful and dignified treatment. Employees like to feel they belong and are part of the team. Employees want responsibility. Give them chances to assume more when possible. Most employees want the opportunity to advance.
Employees respond to good supervision including job planning and adequate instructions.
Employees like recognition. If an employee did a good job, tell him so and if the opportunity presents itself, praise him in the presence of others. The goal is to use labor efficiently so increased cost can be justified. However, remember poor quality labor often is more expensive in the long-run when lower productivity, equipment damages, and reduced crop or livestock production are factored in. University Outreach and Extension programs and services are open to all and most are free or at a nominal charge.