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6 Motivation Secrets to Inspire

Your Employees

Individual attention matters.

Offer direct praise when an individual exceeds performance goals
or does some exemplary work. If someone is underperforming, or
is overwhelmed by a specific duty, take him/her aside for some per-
sonal coaching or one-on-one talks that can help that employee
work through his/her problems.

Advancement opportunities are enticing.

Advancement doesn’t always have to come with a raise and a new job title. Offering new training or
education opportunities for employees is also motivating, as is offering new responsibilities to those
willing to take them on. Help employees grow and change in their own ways, and they’ll be far more
excited about working for you.

Socialization makes people
more committed.

Trying to make everyone in the office best friends is
a bad idea for a number of reasons, but that doesn’t
mean they shouldn’t have meaningful conversations
outside of a typical work environment. Being friendly
with your work force builds bonds and a collective
sense of teamwork, and makes work seem less ma-
chine-like and more like an organic team effort.

Transparency is the key to communication.

Transparency builds trust; when people understand that you aren’t hiding anything, and that you’ll
listen to anybody, they’re far more likely to respect you as an authority and appreciate you as a
leader. Employees are more comfortable bringing up what they like and don’t like, and there are
more chances to nip potential problems in the bud by calling them out.

Environmental motivators Leaders set
can make or break you. the example.

If you’re ever concerned about the effectiveness of Having consistent good examples across
your workplace, ask around. Chances are, your the board can dramatically alter the land-
employees will tell you directly if they feel like your scape of your workplace.
office is dull or uninspiring.
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