Accountability

in #hive-1679226 days ago

The business has been running smoothly for roughly 9 months now and the honeymoon period is well and truly over. My kids are still a bit too soft with the staff which has not helped matters and we need to put things back on track. The busy festive season has already started and will be like this until January 2025.

I am always amazed at what your employees get up to and you have to wonder what were they thinking because if they were thinking then most mistakes would not happen. This week we have had mistake after mistake and on Monday we will be having a quiet get together. I don't like to tear strips off them, but a reality check is way over due. I think with age I have somewhat mellowed, but the frustration is still there.

One of the drivers lost a small outside table off the back of his vehicle whilst doing deliveries. The obvious cause is the vehicle was not packed correctly or tied down and he was not paying attention whilst driving. What happened to driving and continuously checking your mirrors which most of us do knowing what other traffic is around you at all times.

In the past we had an exercise bicycle fall off the back of a vehicle whilst on the freeway which resulted in damaging another vehicle. Not only is this very dangerous and could have been far worse, but it is highly irresponsible. This table wasn't such a big item, but I still see it as something that should never happen.

We had an order dispatched with the wrong paperwork which just highlights the checks and balances in place are not being followed. Mistakes cost money which eats into the profits being generated which will affect everyone.

The driver has to be held responsible and accountable for the loss which he rightly will have to cover the cost. The frustrating part is we have not hard any problems for months and all of a sudden the standards have slipped. I have taught the staff to step up and own what they do so if things go wrong they also own those mistakes.

No one is perfect and we are all human so there has to be some leeway up to a point before people become accountable. I do believe we are now at the cross over where they need to be held accountable and why Monday the staff will be told some home truths. We all need a kick up the backside every now and then because generally most staff become comfortable and start looking for short cuts.

It was only just over a week ago when I stopped a punch bag order being dispatched that had never been checked properly and the weights were all off. A silly mistake like that could have catastrophic repercussions as clients don't accept excuses and you will be replaced. I honestly hate working with staff and if I could have robots working instead I would do it tomorrow.

I am not making excuses for the staff ,but when you have half the staff being illiterate you have to always keep in the back of your mind what their limitations are. This is why when we do stock take I chase everyone away and this is far easer and faster doing it myself. The team would take days when I only take a few hours and there are no recounts and make sure it is right first time.

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Only thing worse than employees is incompetent ones. Sack them now.

Yeah I feel the same way and if there is no improvements they will be dismissed or some of them will.

it is not easy to keep staff focused and accountable for all jobs they do, but the first question to make is : are we good leaders?

I hear you, but you also cannot keep making excuses and over looking problems being caused by employees who have never been called out for their short comings. Nothing wrong with the leadership as the staff have been well trained and all comes down to cutting corners.

I have come to understand even with well-learned staffs when the owner of the business is too good the workers will likely not be careful or take responsibility for what they do, that's why most companies here will deduct Money from the worker's salary for any little mistake, and this has helped every worker to be on their feet doing the right thing

I am not one to make staff pay for errors, but knowing they all expect bonuses and increases I do not think I have any choice. They have to learn that there are consequences because as a business we work as one and we are one team. I am still thinking how best to move this forward without demoralizing the staff.

I sit on site with the same sort of troubles for both production and safety.

At the De Beers Marine there has to be daily meetings or else standards drop.

And this is with qualified/competent technicians as the majority of the workforce!