(Newswire.net — September 11, 2021) — A difficult responsibility for most organizational leaders is to motivate their employees based on their individuality. Before a leader can motivate others, he or she needs to motivate himself or herself to successfully build a productive and dedicated team. Since Covid-19 and the return of employees to the workplace, it is essential to help motivate them in accomplishing the company’s goals.
Managers and business owners use different approaches to motivate employees, constructive or destructive. The destructive approach is usually intimidating, inappropriate, and short-term, while the constructive approach has a long-term effect using active coaching, policies, and delegation of duties. If you and your employees need motivation, below are five interesting ways to help with the process and build an inspiring team.
1. Understand What Motivates You to Thrive as a Leader
To motivate others, you as a leader must understand your own motivations. If money, promotions, verbal recognition, and advancement opportunities motivate you, your employees will have similar expectations. You should apply what motivates you to each employee based on his or her individuality.
2. Implement Organizational Systems
An effective organization system using processes and policies is helpful and contributes to ensuring employees are motivated above their paychecks and company benefits. Some companies have a quick employee turnover, not because of their pay/benefits, but because they feel unappreciated for their works.
3. Engage with a Motivational Speaker
Motivational speakers are experts in the field of personal development. Consider a motivational speaker at your next event to provide inspiration to the entire organization. It is an effective way to motivate yourself and employees through speaking engagements to share information about management and policies, for example.
4. Hold Weekly or Bi-Monthly Meetings With Your Employees
Meetings on a weekly or monthly basis are ways to engage with your team members and employees and get to know them individually. Allow each employee to provide input on improvements in performing their responsibilities to accomplish the goals of your organization. Constant dictation of responsibilities and no listening ears can have a negative impact on motivation and self-esteem.
Recognize and Praise Your Employees
A leader who reflects on past experiences of climbing the corporate ladder knows the importance of recognition and praise. Paychecks and benefits are great encouragements to work for a company, but to keep those employees engaged and loyal, is a constant process. Recognition incentives, such as bonuses, promotions, family activity events, and time away from the workplace help with engagement and motivation.
Praise your employees as a team and individually with gratefulness and respect. Learn the names of each of them and speak directly to him or her praising their works, behavior, and/or prompt actions. The most important thing to remember is that they all have different personalities and needs. Consider the individual when deciding how to show gratitude.
A 2018 employee engagement report by Gallup revealed that 70 percent of workers employed by corporations are not engaged in the workplace. Research suggests that employees who believe their work is purposeful are more engaged at work and remain with the company longer.
Despite the pandemic, leaders can get back on track discovering ways to help them motivate themselves, as well as their employees. If you need help, rely on a motivational speaker and the four ways listed above to help with motivating yourself and your employees.