Help Employees Express Their Needs Then Help Them Fill Those Needs

Today’s best managers know that successful organizations meet the psychological needs of their employees. Companies that encourage their employees to express their needs and help them find ways to meet those needs will be more successful than companies that don’t. Examples of employee psychological needs include: feeling included, being appreciated and recognized, being challenged to achieve, feeling trusted, being able to grow, and having meaning and purpose. Help employees to express their needs and take responsibility for meeting their own needs. Specifically hire employees who are needs-intelligent, and celebrate when employees meet their psychological needs.

Source: Glaser, J. E., & Jones, C. 2008. Meeting people’s needs: You can create a needs-intelligent workplace. Leadership Excellence, 25/3, pp. 13-14.