Motivation Theory – Communication
Communication is the key to preventing problems in the work place. Not only can the lack of communication cause unwanted outcomes for specific situations, but lack of communication causes employees to feel as though they are not really part of a team. Communication in the workplace is usually thought of telling people what [...]
Motivate With Competition
In a book titled “How to Win Friends and Influence People”, by Dale Carnegie, there is a story regarding a grain processing plant which was not meeting company goals. I don’t have the book in front of me, so I am only telling this story from memory. Please don’t be upset if it’s [...]
Don’t Do This
If there’s one thing I don’t like, it’s when managers try to motivate their employees with the promise of a promotion. I think many of you will agree, manager or not, that not everyone you supervise is going to become the next manager or VP of whatever.
It’s true that many of the people I managed [...]
Motivation Theory – Motivate With Awards
Obviously, someone figured out along the way that giving rewards to someone for behaving in a particular way will in fact enforce that behavior. However, if there is always some kind of material award offered for good behavior what happens when you take the rewards away?
Although giving awards away for good behavior can enforce [...]
Secret Employee Motivation Strategy
Here’s a secret that not many people know about motivating people to act the way you want them too. It seems simple enough, and yet managers and team leaders tend not to realize how obvious it is.
The secret to motivating staff and other employees may surprise you and when I tell you the secret you [...]
