It may be the military, government or corporate America; they all have some form of benefits. What role should a leader take to ensure everyone is aware of benefits and the procedures to utilize them?
Benefits are typically explained when someone becomes a new member of any organization. The question being how many people remembers them or understands them 30 days later? If you are a true leader you don't count on someone else to take care of your team. I am not suggesting that you shouldn't use your support teams what I am suggesting is that you ensure your team knows who they are and how to contact them,
Let's use an example: Joe desires to take college courses at night to improve his education and to increase his future opportunities. He doesn't have the money to attend school and he has let the past six month's pass without going to school. You have discovered this while having a conversation about his future being surprised that he was unaware of tuition assistance available to him through the benefits program.
It's a common theme people not realizing the benefits available, a few other common examples are: insurance, discounts, retirement savings and vacation. Yes as previously stated they were explained initially but also remember the excitement of starting a career and the desire to get started. The key things they remember are when do I start and how much money will I be making.
Leaders expect great results from their teams and the teams expect great things from their leaders. I would much rather have my team learn about opportunities from me rather than have them learn it from someone else and wonder why I never told them. It's what great leaders do, lead.
Ron Kirby is a world traveled educational and motivational speaker that has over 37 years of Leadership experiences in Corporate America and the Marine Corps. His passion is speaking on Leadership concerning Business Growth, Personal Development, Innovation, and Educational Experiences. Sergeant Major Kirby served 32 years in the United States Marine Corps deploying to over 40 countries and having the privilege of providing Leadership training in a myriad of cultures. Ron takes great pride in the fact he has contributed to the Leadership and promotion success for countless individuals during both his military and corporate career. Invite Ron to make your next event a smashing success! Contact him by phone at (843) 304-6111 or by email at RBKSR51@HOTMAIL.COM. Read more about his background at http://www.egSebastian.com/RonK
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