How to Motivate Employees Properly
What works to motivate an employee? Threatening them? Not really, although it might motivate the employee to quit. Read on for something that will likely work better.
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Employees are not motivated as much as it is desired at the company--great! At least someone noticed the problem, now it's time to work on it properly.
Determine the causes of lack of motivation by any means available--watching employees in action, company wide poll, etc.
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Attitude problems--we're not just talking the lower employees, the ones in leadership can have these too. The ones in charge with the attitude problems can cause the lower employees' attitude problems.
What is needed to be done is to determine whether the leadership promotes a proper attitude. Do they provide a positive, can do atmosphere? Do they provide a positive role model--are they hard-working, helpful, friendly to everyone, and able to keep structure without being overbearing? Can they keep from ridiculing others? Can they make all people welcome? Can they focus on accomplishing a goal with out worrying so much about unimportant mistakes? (People learn from mistakes). -
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Is a cause being given to do the job well and efficiently? If the cause is a poor one--like "it's a paycheck," "be happy you have a job," "because it needs to be done," "because I said so," or an equally bad excuse--don't expect too much. Make the cause important to the employee--give incentives for getting done quickly like a paid day off, a raise, free lunch, whatever will motivate him/her.
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Are threats being used for motivation? These can actually do the opposite. Some may respond to them and get the job done, but begrudgingly. They will likely not do it with the utmost care and skill either just to get it out of the way--which will sometimes make the whole task useless and require fixing the damage done.
Motivate people positively--give them a positive cause to work toward, show them you appreciate skilled people, reward positive things such as a hard working individual, etc. -
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Set goals. People need goals to reach, not just do the work and get it done attitudes. They need to be taught to get better and better at their job, not just employed because the extra bodies are needed. If they can't reach certain goals, then don't push them into something can't do--because it will be overwhelming. The goals must be tailored for a person's skill level and ability to achieve more.
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If a particular employee excels particularly at anything, then make them the example to push to be for other employees. Promote these people and give them advanced tasks to handle to show how much you appreciate hard work and not just the empty words of appeasers--you know who these people are--all talk, no action.
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Give rewards to those who accomplish tasks and do them well. Make sure to make these people good examples of what to work for.
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Make the team inclusive for all and respect everyone for what they can accomplish. Place people accordingly with regard to skill and ability. If people have the ability to accomplish greater things encourage them, if not let them do what they can do.
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No favorite people--no matter if they have a better position or not--assign tasks by skill.
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No games. Do not punish people because they say a task is hardly worth wasting their time on. Respect for skills earns respect and motivates the person better. If the task simply needs to be done, explain why don't just expect people to do it because you say so.
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Just simply keep in mind to keep the work place a positive place where people have a reason to work for. Negativity is not a way to motivate anyone.
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Tips & Warnings
Respect, honesty, understanding and being a positive motivator are the keys to motivating properly.
Don't dote on just one person too long--everyone wants to be appreciated for their on particular skill.
