An employee who loves their job and wants to see their employer succeed works hard to add value to the company they work for. Presenting this form of commitment for your work holds you in good stride with your employer, offers you chances for career advancement and most importantly helps secure your job.
How do you add value to your company?
Ildephonse Manzi, a human resource manager, says equipping yourself with different skills can help you be supportive in different roles as an employee and add value to your company.
He says, "Do more than what is required of you; offering to take on more tasks, even those that are not necessarily at your current skill level, contributes in ways to the company’s value.”
Manzi is of the view that for one to add value to their company, they need to possess problem-solving skills.
"Be proactive, be a problem-solver and help your boss in resolving issues affecting his business. Come up with strategies that will market your business more, share ideas that can boost a new product or service, always take initiative to find out what can be done to improve a hard situation at your workplace,” he recommends.
Creating value for a company is more than being good at your job, according to the human resource manager.
He is of the view that an employee also needs to be a team player to be able to achieve that.
"And by that, I mean you need to advocate for the purpose and values of your organisation through your work and through your relations with colleagues at work,” Manzi says.
Arnold Mizero, an intern at a delivery company, says adding value at work can come in different ways. These, he says, can include adding to the company’s sales and profits in terms of hard work and commitment, but he also says bringing emotional intelligence to your workplace can be as relevant as those other benefits.
"Understanding how to relate with others, encouraging positivity, and being respectful to yourself and others, are very important ways to add value to any company,” he says.
Mizero adds that it’s, however, important to understand the values and basic operations of your workplace before thinking of adding value to it.
"Acquaint yourself with the organisational structure and arrangement, know their goals and vision first as this will help you create a clear strategy,” he says.
He also says that any an employee who aims at adding value to the workplace needs to be active in boosting its sales.
"Profit is the driving force of any business, an employee who makes this their mission is at the top of those creating value for the company. If you want to be valuable to your company, then you need to help it make more money,” he notes.
He also adds that proper use of resources, such as your time, skills, and means, can be effective for an employee who has this as their vision.