Why does anyone want to work somewhere they despise? As we grow up we soon learn how the real world works, even if we majored in history or liberal arts – for a family, a house, and other obligations will make you ‘deal with’ a job you cannot stand.

This article is about companies we have worked with and/or started that we have seen create a culture of teamwork and passion. Think about it, dealing with the cost of turnover, and the people who bring their problems to the office become trying and often sad, taking several individuals away from handling work. The companies we had been involved with found that something had to change.

The culture of many organizations is often an afterthought because owners tend to spend time on the numbers and the sales quotas. For by reaching these goals the business owner figures that he is successful and his business is also a success. However this limited focus will inhibit the organization that might flourish without micro-management. One way to remove this is hire and get the right people in the right roles. By doing so you will have happy and engaged employees who are are simply more productive, more loyal and require less time off. Obviously, these people are less expensive to manage in your personal time and will have many positive effects on your business such as more profitability and minimal turnover.

In this article we have put together 5 best practices that can help you to create a culture of teamwork that will create profits.

1. Build relationships to create loyalty

a. Create quarterly goals for employees

b. Ensure procedures and training are continuous learning exercises

c. Employees should understand each functional role, and how they affect others in their own role

d. Develop and then promote your mission statement, which should consider high levels of service and quality

e. Do what is right, be honest and forthcoming

2. Build out your companies 'first impression'

a. Again build a mission statement that is clear and simple.

b. Communicate that the first impression has to be the best impression, provide training and workshops to encourage this

3. Develop Simple, clear Job Descriptions, communicate clearly

a. People like to know the box around their job, it helps them focus on the daily and long term tasks

b. Communicate the end result you would like to see and then let your employees respond.

c. Ask for feedback, and provide feedback.

4. Listen more talk less

a. Give very careful, clear instruction.

b. Adjust your message to fit each unique personality.

c. Understand that what people say and mean are two different things, consider body language during your communication

5. Body language counts when Speaking to Someone

a. Not only understanding your employees body language, but you also must be aware of your own

b. As boss, we really cannot let a bad day affect the work environment

One simple way to ensure you can work on these 5 things is to use a PEO. We at PEOcompare.com are small business proponents, and believe that the time you have to spend on payroll, insurance, and other employment issues make it well worth the few extra dollars spent using an employee leasing company to take of these issues. Managing a business can be challenging and the human factor can take significant effort but we encourage you to plug into the needs and untapped drive your staff already possesses.