Promote A Work-Life Balance for LifeguardsBy ensuring that your lifeguards don’t feel overworked and underappreciated, you can inherently increase their devotion to your aquatic center. Lifeguards typically work long, tiring shifts, and are keepers of the pool safety. Making sure that your lifeguards have time to relax and that they don’t feel burned out, increases the likelihood that they’ll remain loyal to you. This can be done by implementing frequent breaks and flexible work schedules, as well as giving the day off to employees celebrating their birthday, for example.Additionally, aquatic center managers must make an effort to learn about their staff. What motivates them? What are their challenges, both personally and professionally? It will require work beyond your current set of duties and will be received differently based on the lifeguard, but with time, you’ll build a rapport that will allow you to serve the needs of your staff. Further, establishing a positive relationship wi...
