Social Media Roundup: How to Keep Your Workers Loyal

Google employees rave about the campus perks, but it turns out they have high turnover. Here are four better ways to keep employees and volunteers loyal.

That and more in today’s Social Media Roundup:

Employee Loyalty

These tips on How to Keep Employees Loyal from @Inc  (opens in a new tab) can help you retain #volunteers  (opens in a new tab) for your #nonprofit  (opens in a new tab) #association  (opens in a new tab)! http://t.co/xig94otSWJ  (opens in a new tab)

— IMI Assn Executives (@IMIAE) August 20, 2013  (opens in a new tab)

Thank you for being a friend: Google is well known for its employee perks: things like coffee and juice bars, an onsite gym, even free haircuts. It’s number one on Fortune’s list of the best companies to work for  (opens in a new tab). You’d think such unusual benefits would inspire unwavering loyalty, right? As it turns out, Google ranks fourth in a recent survey of employee turnover  (opens in a new tab). That’s refreshing news for small businesses and organizations that don’t have the resources to compete with the likes of Google for talent. Inc. lists four things that will keep employees loyal  (opens in a new tab)—and not one of them is money, which means these suggestions can help you attract and retain volunteers, too. One of the tips from their list: Give people the opportunity to do great work. “No one worth their salt is going to hang around while you do everything important or exciting yourself, or play favorites with who gets to do the good stuff.” Easy. No need to build a campus hair salon. (ht @IMIAE  (opens in a new tab))

THUMBS UP

Responding to Positive Web Comments http://t.co/COmkvgfuHJ  (opens in a new tab) via @jeffkorhan  (opens in a new tab)

— Adrian Segar (@ASegar) August 20, 2013  (opens in a new tab)

Accentuate the positive: Sometimes it feels like the web is powered by negativity. I’m looking at you, Grumpy Cat  (opens in a new tab). We often overlook the constructive or genial conversations that occur online, so when someone leaves a positive comment on your blog or Facebook page, be sure to acknowledge it. Small business consultant Jeff Korhan offers five suggestions for responding to positive comments  (opens in a new tab). Make a connection, he says: “Do you have something in common with the commenter? If so, blend that into your comment. Now you are referencing a shared relationship to thereby establish common ground.” Read the rest of his tips, and if you post a positive comment below, I promise to respond. (ht @ASegar  (opens in a new tab))

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