Your staff are the face of your business and keeping them happy is essential to your success. When you are putting together a plan for running your business, make sure you don’t disregard the important task of making sure that your staff members are content and motivated to work their hardest.

Have regular one-to-ones with your staff. This will help to address any issues and your staff will have an excellent platform for voicing any concerns. You can also talk about their aims and their goals, setting them targets to meet.

Give your staff good incentives to work hard. Create regular competitions, have team meetings and get together for an away day at least once a year. Your team will be able to bond and can learn to work together outside of the office. This is beneficial for everybody, helping to keep relationships strong and motivation at a consistently high level.