How to Motivate Employees
Motivation through Employee Recognition, Reward, and Sale Incentives
Apr 11, 2009
Keeping employees motivated is beneficial to both employer and staff. The company or business is positioned for success as the best employees are retained. Managers need to effectively motivate the employee as aligned to team building.
How are employees motivated? Here are tips to keep employees motivated and empowered:
Employee Development
Staff development includes periodic training incentive and/or upgrade in skills as needed in the employee's particular role in the team. A well-designed human resource process should be in place to ensure that when organizations recruit the best employees, they hold on to them. The process includes an employee performance appraisal that will be conducted by the manager or supervisor periodically. Employee development is an ongoing activity.
Employee Incentive Program
Other motivators are employee incentives. They are offered to encourage and further motivate the employee. Usually, it's a way of rewarding employees with cash, goods or occasional holidays rather than an increase in salary. Some companies offer further sales training and bonuses. It can be simple tokens like a free tickets or bags of goodies for the family.
Company Diversity Program
Diversity programs initiated by the company can include any benefits, policies, or programs like Work/Life Balance initiative that help create a balance between the demands of the job and life outside work of the employee.
Employee Recognition and Reward Program
Primarily, recognition and reward for the high performers usually focus on a special recognition for an excellent job done, perhaps for a quarter, semi-yearly or annually. Examples are pay rise, cash bonuses, expensive watches, gift vouchers.
Final Thoughts on Employee Motivation
Employees need to feel that they are achieving something at work. It makes a difference when their leaders or managers acknowledge what they do. Managers should try to catch them doing something well, and tell them how well they are doing, when truly deserved. Words of encouragement help a lot. When necessary, praise can be made public, for instance, teams gather together for an afternoon break and celebrate a job well-done.
Many companies focus on material rewards for performance. Sometimes a simple pat in the back for a day's achievement or a sincere "thank you" from the manager makes a moment's difference. Someone once said: "Praise is cheap, use it!"
Readers may want to check out the following related articles: Training Employee Boosts Business, Employer-Employee Mutual Benefits and How Employers Should Handle Employee Motivators.
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