Let’s face it. If there existed a magic recipe for getting ahead in your career, you would follow it. What’s more, employees would stay on with your gym if they perceived there was a high potential for advancement. If you gave them the secret to promotion, they would use it. With this in mind, consider why people are motivated in gym employment and what you can do about it at your gym.
Think of the Benefits
From the person who makes the protein shakes to the manager of the personal training staff, employees want to reap the benefits of their position. Advancing in one’s line of work often means assuming a role with more authority and higher compensation. Promotion also gives employee
Appeal to Hard Workers
As a gym club management professional, realize that some people tend to place more pressure on themselves to advance. These people work harder and put forth effort outside of their regular schedule. They are serious about promotion, and their co-workers know it. Make it easier for them to assume positions with higher pay and benefits by rewarding them for their hard work. Teach them how to manage upwards, which includes aggressively pursuing their daily objectives and building strong relationships with other managers and workers. The workers that you want to groom for promotion must also please customers and assist with general marketing activities.
At the helm of the gym organization, consider
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