Planting Fertilizer to Grow Your Childcare Teams
Springtime is fast approaching, and fertilizer season is upon us! After all, we love when our yard is healthy, green, and growing, right? Well, what if you considered “planting fertilizer” around your employees? Investing time and resources into your staff’s skills and knowledge doesn’t only help them grow, it can help your business grow too!
What You Plant Now, You Will Harvest Later
Oftentimes, the resources we spend on leadership development do not come with any immediate or measurable returns on investment (ROI). A measurable ROI would be the immediate gratification of mowing the lawn—enjoying the fruits of your labor within the same day. Fertilizing, however, is typically spread throughout the yard with no immediate results. But, given time, you begin noticing that your yard is looking lusher and greener than ever before!
This is how you should think about investing in leadership development for your childcare staff. The up-front investment of time and resources spent can leave you questioning if it was worth it, but at a certain point, the results become visible. You begin noticing your employees are more motivated, productive and results oriented. They begin solving problems more effectively and are more encouraging with their colleagues.
How Green Does Your Garden Grow?
Investing in your staff’s leadership development is fertilizer that will affect the overall results of your company including...
Higher Morale
Your people are your most important asset and investing in their growth shows you care about them not only professionally, but also personally. All leadership topics that apply to work can also be applied away from work. And sending the message that “we care about you at work and away from work” really resonates with employees and typically results in a happier and more productive workforce.
Greater Employee Retention
Showing love and care for your team members also results in greater retention. Employees who feel their company truly cares about them often stay even when other opportunities come their way. Team members want to be cared for and develop as professionals and people.
Positive Reputation in the Community
Word travels fast! Positive chatter can help you build a better reputation in your community, and, in turn, help you attract more employees and families to your childcare business. As many business owners know, word of mouth is your most powerful marketing tool.
Sowing the Seed
HINGE Advisors wants to help you get started with “planting fertilizer” around your early education employees with our newest offering: Leadership Sprints. These 30-minute classes cover a different leadership topic each week and last for 8-12 weeks. Each class aims to drive awareness around what makes a strong company culture and create alignment on positive interpersonal skills and mindsets among your employees.
You can learn more about this new service at www.hingeadvisors.com/leadership-sprints or by reaching out to Success Services Director and Certified Leadership Coach Tom Wood at twood@hingeadvisors.com.
How have you “planted fertilizer” and invested in your early education employees? Let us know in the comments below!