Ragan offers 10 things you should not do if you want to keep employees happy. I would add stealing their wallets and facial punching to this list. For elaboration of each point, read the entire post:
- Playing favorites
- Taking sides in employee disputes
- Not giving employees clear performance expectations
- Not giving employees a forum for voicing suggestions
- Hiding the bigger picture from employees
- Knee-jerk reactions to disputes
- Lack of communication with employees
- Ignoring the law
- Not trusting your employees
- Never rewarding or thanking employees for their hard work