In Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, physiological needs is at the bottom of the said pyramid,so we can say that people start to satisfy their desire for basic: food, clothing and shelter. Once they’ve achieved those, they seek safety, and then social interaction and love, and then self-esteem. Finally, at the top of the pyramid, is what Maslow called “self-actualization” – the need to fulfill one’s self, and become all that one is capable of becoming

            The  best and talented employees in an organization are surely the one who  are personally committed in attaining goals and contributed much to the success of every the organization because  they feel those goals are worth achieving.

            How to keep them in an organization, for reaching higher goals and continuous outstanding performance is a management challenge.

                Researchers agreed that the best way to hire and keep top talent is to create a company culture where the best employees want to work, a culture in which people are treated with respect and consideration at all times. Although, an organization may not be able to fill the best in every position researchers say that one sure way to maximize best employees is to place them in positions of great influence.

            Staying flexible is also important. If an employee hired proves to be a good fit for your company but not for the specific position filled, try moving them to another position that capitalizes on their strengths and experience.

            At the end, take a look at Joel Garfinkle’s recommendation on ways to help your employees love their work and stay more in an organization:

• Identify exactly what brings your employees career fulfillment.
• Encourage them to focus more on what’s right with their jobs, than what’s wrong.
• Train them — consider offering skills training or continuous learning as an incentive to stay.
• Pay them what they are worth by offering salary increases based on performance.
• Besides money, offer incentives, fringe benefits or Quality Life Programs whenever possible such as family leave, flexible hours, and telecommuting options or even concierge services like massage sessions, dry cleaning services, emergency baby-sitters and take-out meals.
• Give constant praise — It sounds extremely simple but with reduced staffs, increased workload and compressed time schedules, it is easy to forget compliments. People need to know that their efforts for the company are recognized and appreciated. After all, you can’t be proud of yourself until somebody’s been proud of you.
• Improve your employees overall relationship with their job and daily responsibilities by increasing responsibility, involvement in decision-making and opportunities to make a difference.
• Provide clear career paths: identify opportunities for people to shine. Explain what’s required for your employees to move forward in the organization based on the company’s or department’s plans for the next one, three, and five years.

By: GERTRUDES P. GACUTAN | Teacher I | SAMAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL | SAMAL, BATAAN