Employee Motivation
Employees are also known as the internal customer of an
organization. If they are satisfied and enjoy their work
environment then your organizations growth will be phenomenal. The
problem is that more often, we miss out on our employees and focus
more in business development. The end result is that we have a
database of customers but employees with low morale who do more
harm than good. The bottom-line is that employee motivation is
integral to the success of any organization.
In the last couple of years, organizations have started to treat
the issue of employee motivation with more respect and
seriousness. There has been an introduction of new in-house
employee targeted programs, rewards & recognition programs and
many more. Here are some tips that will help you in employee
motivation and provide them with a healthy working environment.
Foundation: laying the foundation for an employee driven
organization or work environment may look a little difficult and
will include a lot of hard work but the returns are going to be
good. Employees need to feel as if they own the company, which
will motivate them and create a sense of responsibility. Above
all, there should be a joining orientation program targeted at new
recruits. You can do it in two steps:
Step 1: Give them a brief about the history of the company and the
future goals and vision. Tell them where they belong in this
entire plan and how important they are to the organization.
Step 2: Give them a responsibility and put them in a position
where they can think from the point of view of the organization
and provide meaningful solutions. This will make them feel
belonged and motivate them to achieve higher goals.
Environment: The most important part is to create the right
working environment. This can be done by:
• Lateral Profiles to increase responsibility
• Open forums
• Training programs
• Benefits introduced to initiate the process of employee
involvement
• Provide proper guidance
• Compassion: If you are always ready to listen to them then they
feel like a part of the team. It gives them a lot of motivation to
surge ahead.
Rewards: play a crucial role in driving performance. If one
particular employee has done great work then reward him or her so
that everyone else in the team also get motivated to perform
better and get a reward. It is a psychological phenomenon and if
your rewards can make them work as a team and drive a high
performance then why not. A reward doesn’t necessarily mean that
you increase their salary; you can also take them out for lunch or
for a weekend baseball game. This helps to create a stronger bond
within the team.
Tasks & talents: If you have a team of 10 people then the first
thing to do is know their strengths and weaknesses. Once that’s
done, provide each one with a task they are comfortable with and
can do with ease. Keep rotating their tasks, so that everyone
gains enough confidence and is motivated to handle just about any
task. Darren
Williger
http://www.beemotivated.com |
