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Do you want to know the one common effect of all company problems? Problems cost companies a most valuable commodity – time. When there is a misunderstanding, miscommunication or employee conflict, you lose time sorting out the issues. When a good employee leaves the company, you lose time hiring a new person and bringing them up to speed. When motivation and productivity slacks, you lose time trying to get your employees back on track.

Getting to know your employees on a personal level can prevent company problems from arising in the first place, saving you that valuable commodity of time.
So, how can you get some time back? Here are a few suggestions:

• Block out one hour each week to let your staff know that you are available to them. Use that hour to get in touch with your team, to talk to them on a personal level.

• Use team huddles. Gather your team for a set amount of time each week to share what projects they are working on and how the team can help each other achieve their goals.

• Solicit feedback from your team on a regular basis. Ask open-ended questions. Invite their inquiries and participation.

• Perform post-mortems on projects, especially those which experienced problems. Ask participants for their thoughts on how it went and develop a plan to avoid duplicating mistakes in the future.

Give these suggestions a try and you will experience more team unity and greater levels of engagement. You have to get to know your people. So, spend the time to save the time.