"As a potential employer now I'm trying to figure out how best to ensure that I'm not making the same mistakes I saw at the places I worked for."
Why don't you just ask them? I bet they have a huge list of stuff they dream about, and are dying to have you listen to them. You don't have to promise them anything, just give them a stress-free option to talk about what they want. And then listen to them. For the best responses, don't collect their opinions as a group, collect them individually.
Why don't you just ask them? I bet they have a huge list of stuff they dream about, and are dying to have you listen to them. You don't have to promise them anything, just give them a stress-free option to talk about what they want. And then listen to them. For the best responses, don't collect their opinions as a group, collect them individually.