Invest In The Future

One thing I like about my company is the opportunity to advance. Not only do we have over 850 stores nationwide but also we have 3 stores overseas and 45 in Canada. Therefore, I have the chance to go anywhere I desire as long as I perform. That is one passion that I have that keeps me going and brings me into the building each day. No, this is not a blog about passion, but it is a blog about where your people go from where they are. 

Do you know what your employees want in their career? Do they want a career with you? Do you know if working in self storage is what they would like to do long term. I have heard some managers working for over a decade in this industry and I have heard some people leaving after a couple of months. Of course, we know this type of job is not for everyone, but as property managers, we need to know how long we can expect people to work for us. 

If we take the time to get to know our people and what they want to do in life, maybe it corresponds with our business. There are many people that work for me that want to be architects, doctors, lawyers or what have you; they are greatly benefiting from working with me because we focus on developing skills that they can take with them. I do have many people that want to move up the ladder and see where it takes them. I do not treat those people any differently from those who would like to leave the company after they graduate college.

By knowing the passion and commitment level, you can plan to hire new people or use your time to develop those who want to stay with the company for years to come. Once again, do not treat people differently, but you would have different focuses with some people than others. Always plan so that no matter what hiccups might come in staffing your business will not suffer. Get to know you people and what they would like to accomplish in their life and they will help you to accomplish your goals as a property manager.

Joel Little, Experience manager.

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