ARE YOU A GOOD BOSS OR JUST BOSSY??

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ARE YOU A GOOD BOSS OR JUST BOSSY??

• Original PowerPoint Created by Ron Smoak for
  Lowndes Young Farmers
• Modified by Georgia Agricultural Education
  Curriculum Office
• July, 2002

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WHAT MAKES A GOOD MANAGER?

• 1. Communicate what you want, listen to what
  others are saying.
• 2. Respect your employees, make them feel like
  an important part of the operation.
• 3. Give employees a living wage.
• 4. Look into benefit packages.
• 5. Give younger workers an opportunity.

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GOOD MANAGER CONT.

• 6. Give older workers an opportunity.
• 7. Provide employees with the tools and knowledge
  they need.
• 8. Delegate responsibility.
• 9. Teach employees about safety issues on the
  farm.
• 10. Set expectations schedules.

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Motivating Retaining Employees

• Motivating employees Retaining employees
• Reduced Cost of
• Recruitment
• Hiring
• Training

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Motivated Employees

• 1. More productive
• 2. More creative
• 3. Happier
• 4. Easier to work with

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Provide Jobs Employees Enjoy Having

• REMEMBER (No Job is Perfect)
• 1. Jobs should be designed whenever possible to
  encourage employees to use a variety of skills.
• 2. Jobs should be designed whenever possible so
  that an employee performs a total job.

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MOTIVATION HELPS!
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Four Basic GuidelinesMotivating Retaining
Employees

• 1. Satisfy employee needs
• 2. Provide jobs employees enjoy doing
• 3. Make employees an important part of the farm
  team
• 4. Build a reputation as a good place to work

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Satisfy Employee Needs

• 1. Employees have needs that they desire to
  satisfy, (which in turn)
• 2. Leads to actions that will fulfill their
  needs, (which in turn)
• 3. Leads to rewards, (which in turn)
• 4. Reinforces their actions and cause them to be
  repeated.

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Jobs (cont.)

• 3. Jobs should be designed so that the employee
  understands the significance of his job to the
  farm.
• 4. Jobs should be designed so that each employee
  has responsibility, challenge, freedom and the
  opportunity to be creative.
• 5. Supervisors should incorporate feed back into
  each job.

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Build a Reputation

• THIS IS A GOOD PLACE TO WORK!
• 1. Be known as a good place to work.
• 2. Provide training for employees so that they
  can do well in their job.
• 3. Show trust in employees by delegating
  authority responsibility.
• 4. Catch people doing things right say!
• THANK YOU!!

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REPUTATION (cont.)

• 5. Develop pride in the farm.
• 6. Celebrate the farms successes.
• 7. Communicate clearly often with employees.
• 8. Compensate employees fairly.

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Guidelines to Motivate Retain Employees!

• 1. Satisfy employee needs.
• 2. Provide jobs employees enjoy doing.
• 3. Make employees an important part of your farm
  team.
• 4. Build a reputation as a good place to work.

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Getting Along with Your Employer

• MAKE
• YOUR
• JOB
• FUN!

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Knowing How to Get Along

• 1. Getting along directly affects your happiness,
  self-esteem and income.
• 2. You are creating opportunities for yourself.
• 3. You are managing a career not just a job.

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What to Do to Get Along

• 1. Arrive on time every day stay until your
  days work is done.
• 2. Be competent at your job.
• 3. Ask questions when you dont understand
  instructions.
• 4. Understand your employers organizational
  structure.
• 5. Admit your mistakes.

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Getting Along (cont.)

• 6. Expand your job.
• 7. Work with open eyes ears.
• 8. Be honest.
• 9. Read your employers subtle and indirect
  signals about you your performance.
• 10. Choose to be happy on the job.
• 11. Practice consistency in mood, humor,
  temperament cheerfulness.

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What Not to Do!

• 1. Make the same mistake twice.
• 2. Blame co-workers for your own shortcomings.
• 3. Bad mouth your employer.
• 4. Gossip.
• 5. Bring your petty personal problems to work.

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What Not to Do! (cont.)

• 6. Gain the favor of co-workers by back stabbing
  your employer.
• 7. Join a group of negative co-workers.
• 8. Allow more experienced or older co-workers to
  intimidate you.
• 9. Show up long-term employees.
• 10. Gain the favor of one manager at the expense
  of another.

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What Not to Do! (cont.)

• 11. Abuse the authority and power delegated to
  you by the employer.
• 12. Ask your employer for loans and pay advances.

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And Now?????The Payoff to You!!!

• 1. Increased income.
• 2. Greater job satisfaction.
• 3. Happiness and Opportunities for career
  advancement.

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THE CHOICE IS YOURS!