Best Practices: Motivating Employees

A 2006 study showed that fair salary and benefits, the opportunity to accomplish good work, and satisfying relationships with coworkers are vital. If

WHY DO EMPLOYEES LOSE MOTIVATION?
Both external and internal conditions affect employees and cause them to lose their drive.
Common factors outside the workplace
Financial pressures
Health issues
Relationship problems

First, really listen to an individual employee. Never patronize him or her. Instead, encourage the person’s input and act on it.
Second, understand an individual’s unique motivators. They will be different for everyone. Once you understand what they are, tailor your interactions with the individual accordingly.
Behind the Numbers
PUZZLING RESULTS
In a group of adults who had worked on ten identical puzzles, all performed equally well. Half of them, however, were told that they had done a good job, while the other half were told that they had done badly. What were the actual results of a second round of testing with ten new puzzles? The group of people who believed they had been suc

“Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it.”

Fair treatment in pay, benefits, and job security
The opportunity to achieve and take pride in one’s work
Good relations with coworkers