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Article Series: Motivation
What Will It Take To Motivate Me?
How
To Motivate Your Employees
When a manager walks into a work place among
their employees, that manager has the power to change the outlook
of the employee for the entire day, maybe longer. You are the
most important maker of motivation and morale among your employees.
Words, body language, even the expression on your face can
make the difference in how an employee perceives your opinion
of them. All these things tell the employee how you feel about
them, what they mean to you and how valuable they are to you
as a manager and to the company.
Making the employee feel as though they are needed and appreciated
is a key factor in maintaining high employee morale and motivation.
If your employees feel that they play an important part in
the company by the work they provide, then they are much more
likely to say that they like their job and to strive to better
themselves at that job. For some, feeling valued is just as
important as competitive pay, and advancement opportunities.
Building
Employee Motivation
Make
your presence known. Coming to work and announcing your
arrival is a great way to motivate employees and put a smile
on their face first thing in the morning. Walking through the
doors and simply saying good morning with a smile on your face
can make all the difference in the world.
Verbal
Praise. This kind of praise doesn’t have to be over
dramatic or over the top, most times showing respect for your
employees by saying simple things like please and thank you
are easy and effective ways to motivate your employees. Simply
saying “you did a great job” when the employee deserves it
is another way that verbal praise can work to motivate employees.
Set
clear expectations. Communicating deadlines, objectives,
and requirements of a job is essential to completing the task
efficiently. Sometimes these things are reported very well
but they may change. Usually these changes are not discussed
in detail and therefore it causes employees to feel that they
are either not important enough to be told why the changes
are taking place, or that the manager has made a mistake. Neither
of these thoughts will lead to a motivated employee. One way
to prevent this is to always get some kind of feedback from
the employee about the job so that you are certain that he
knows what is expected. If there is a change in a project,
tell the employee why. Make them part of the solution to the
problem.
Give
employees regular feedback. Let the employee know when
he is doing a good job. This also works the other way, let
the employee know when you are not pleased with the outcome
and why. This is a great opportunity to let the employee know
how they can do better next time. Also, now is a good time
to ask the employee if there is anything that you as a manager
can do to help with the change. Wait for feedback from the
employee. Talk it over and have a real discussion. This will
make the employee feel like you are not upset about the job,
but that you are genuinely concerned and willing to help correct
the problem.
Create
consequences. Make sure to not only tell the employee
when you are pleased with the work, but also provide rewards
and recognition for outstanding work. A personally written
thank you card is a very effective and inexpensive way to do
this. When an employee is not working up to the expectations
set by the company, it is UNmotivating to other workers, after
all, they may think, “If he isn’t doing it why should I?” That
is why it is so important to make clear consequences for those
who do not perform as expected. It is very important to be
consistent with these consequences.
Employees will like working with you and you will like working
with them more and more if you will take a few minutes out
of your day to make sure that they are happy. Spend time with
employees and show them that you care and value them as an
important part of the company and you will see outstanding
results.
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