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Be on time for interviews with them and let them know how much you value their time.
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Select people who you like and will fit in with your other employees.
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Start off with honesty (and maintain it, of course). When you promise an employee a raise, a day off, or a special shift, keep your word.
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Treat your staff with respect. They not only your employees, they’re also your ambassadors to your customers.
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Make sure your instructions are clear and consistent. Not even your mother could read your mind.
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Don’t take the pressure of the day out on your staff.
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Don’t ask your staff to do personal favors for you such as babysitting your children — that’s not what you hired them to do.
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Don’t gossip with your staff about anything personal, and don’t allow them to gossip about anyone else.
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Be as generous as you can afford with a menu of benefits that your staff can use — tuition assistance, time off for studying during midterms and finals, tickets to a baseball game or concert, a performance bonus for doing something special, or anything else that suits your fancy.
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Say thank you — it costs you nothing.
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Pay them on time and what the market requires (and then a tad more).
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Extend their employee discount to their families.
