If asked, “Do you consider employees to be assets or liabilities?”, most likely 9 out of 10 leaders would respond, “assets!” Though the answer seems obvious, what do their actions indicate?
Many decisions made by leaders suggest that they view their team members as liabilities rather than assets. Whether it’s the possibility of short-term financial gains or the fear of lawsuits, too often the actions of leaders suggest they view their employees as liabilities.
Only when leaders genuinely treat their employees as assets—by adopting processes and policies and attitudes and behaviors that prove it—do long-term, sustainable results become possible.
So what about you? What do your actions suggest? Assets or liabilities?
Treating your team members as the assets that they are will strengthen your company’s culture.
To learn more about creating a great company culture, check out my book, Be an Awesome Boss.
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