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Motivating employees has always been a very difficult topic. On the one hand we can say that it's not possible to motivate employees at all, people typically do what they want to do. People are motivated for their own reasons, not for your reasons. On the other hand, research has proved that there is a strong relationship between happy employees and productivity. So how do we ensure that our employees are happy and motivated? One thing that employers can do is create an environment that is motivating. I have come up with 30 ways to create an environment that is motivating. I would love to hear from you, do the 30 ways make sense? Can you suggest more ways? Please let me know what your organization is doing to create a motivating environment.
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30 Ways to Create a Motivating Work Environment
- Ask employees their opinion; treat every employee as if they are a valued asset.
- Keep the work environment clean and safe. Bright, tidy and organized beats dirty, dingy and chaotic any day of the week.
- Be friendly. Smile. Say hello to people every day.
- Have a reward & recognition program in place. Formal and informal recognition. Ben & Jerry's provides ice cream coupons which can be used for reward programs. Offer your employees stock options when they exceed performance goals.
- Offer flexible work arrangements; flex time, job sharing, telecommuting or part time schedules.
- Encourage individual growth and development.
- Provide resources (tuition reimbursement, on site training programs) for growth and development.
- Be a positive communicator. No one likes to be around whining, negative people.
- Encourage innovative thinking. At Google, employees are encouraged to work on their own projects.
- Share information and strategic plans with the workforce, in writing, via email and in person. The more communication, the better. Some CEO's are using blogs!
- Provide up to date equipment and tools.
- Support good causes. Give to the community. Become a company that employees are proud to work for.
- Have fair and consistent policies and procedures.
- Value diversity - diverse cultures, diverse people and diverse thinking.
- Hire ethical leaders.
- Provide employees with consistent, timely feedback.
- Set stretch goals for your employees.
- Provide perks to your employees; dry cleaning on site, subsidized lunch, corporate credit card, gyms, adoption assistance, back up child care services and anything else that might work for your diverse work environment.
- Learn everyone's name.
- Manage conflict in a timely manner. Don't allow people to hold grudges.
- Create a team atmosphere.
- Provide a mentoring program.
- Be polite, say please and thank you. Hold the door open for women.
- Provide sincere compliments to others.
- Put in place a succession plan. Develop leaders and promote from within.
- Practice daily process improvement. If a process is not working, fix it.
- Model effective communication.
- Get rid of problems employees in a timely manner. Just do it! Follow the corrective action process and terminate the employee.
- Hire talented, enthusiastic people.
- Have fun! Provide company picnics, white water rafting trips, holiday parties, movie days and other events for your employees.
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