Expert Tips to Navigate Favoritism Challenges and Create a Prosperous Company Culture in the UAE Workplaces
Jana Saab – Content Writer
Appreciation and awards can be excellent tools to boost collaboration and employee motivation. However, what can happen when a manager offers one employee more attention than another?
Employees lose trust when they notice that their managers are playing favorites because they aren’t immune to this issue in the workplace. Favoritism threatens the company’s reputation.
Great Place to Work® research shows that 80% of the employees agreed their managers treat them all the same. This is a reason why they are considered great places to work.
Avoiding playing favorites is an important part of being a Great Place to Work® representative to enhance trust and credibility in the workplace.
Thus, consider these tips to overcome favoritism challenges in UAE companies.
Foster communication among the team.
Creating an encouraging environment for communication lets employees feel comfortable in the workplace. In this case, they can feel safe while talking among each other and with their managers. Moreover, when you communicate transparently with the staff members, communication is enhanced.
Based on the Great Place to Work® Trust Index© Survey, 89% of the employees at companies in the UAE responded that they receive support from the management, which can provide them with answers to their questions.
Cultivate diversity and inclusion.
Great Place to Work® research studies show that companies that foster diversity and inclusion tend to have more creative and productive work environments. For example, 82% of the employees feel that they are valued and involved in the company. You can also integrate training programs that stimulate the sharing of ideas and skills among the employees.
Offer promotions to the ones who deserve them.
To avoid favoritism, managers should be transparent with their employees when considering promotion decisions. Additionally, ensure that all the team members receive the promotion they deserve, regardless of their gender, race, or identity. Moreover, encouraging gender equality creates a successful workplace. delivering feedback and focusing on the points of improvement of each member.
To wrap up, you can improve the company culture by getting certified by Great Place to Work®.
By following the best practices to eliminate favoritism and the seven ways to make job promotions fair, you are elevating your organization’s reputation.
Get your company Certified™️
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