Over 80% of Australians are satisfied doing the bare minimum at work. Only the remaining 20% feel motivated to go above that. How do you motivate your employees? Stats prove that Money isn’t a solution. It might give your employees a short-term boost in motivation, but this will fade quickly. Here’s 7 Fun Ideas That Will Motivate Your Employees for the Long-Term. For more ways to Power Up Your People, join our next webinar here: https://www.greatmanagers.com.au/webinarwj/

2. Over 80% of Australians are satisfied
doing the bare minimum at work.
Only the remaining 20% feel motivated
to go above that.
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3. How do you motivate your
employees?
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4. Money isn’t a solution.
It might give your
employees a short-
term boost in
motivation, but this will
fade quickly.
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5. Here’s 7 Fun Ideas That Will
Motivate Your Employees for
the Long-Term
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6. Idea #1
Culture Jams
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7. People need to bond with each other,
and believe in the culture that they’re
creating.
Your job is to foster those bonds and
create a great workplace culture.
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8. Culture jams are a great answer. Follow these steps to
create a culture jam:
1. Let your people engage in a conversation about
the current culture one or twice a year.
2. Make sure that they share their ideas on how to
improve the culture.
3. Take their ideas under consideration, and
implement them to create the desired culture.
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9. This is a great idea because your employees will:
• Play an active part in creating the culture
they desire
• Feel valued
• Feel motivated to incorporate these ideas
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10. Idea #2
Hold
Personalisation
Contests
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11. Encourage your people to decorate
their workspace in a way that’s both
personal and work-appropriate.
Give a reward to the most creative
one.
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12. Why this is a good idea:
1. Your employees will feel more connected to
the workplace.
2. You have the chance to get to know them
better.
3. You can connect with your people and
motivate them.
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13. Idea #3
Hold Diversity
Celebrations
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14. A diverse team can outperform a non-
diverse one by 35%.
By holding diversity celebrations, you create
stronger bonds between your people, which
can increase motivation levels.
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15. Don’t hold company-wide diversity days;
this can make people uncomfortable.
Instead, give an encouraged individual a
chance to showcase the diversity of their
team.
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16. This technique will ensure that your
people feel like they belong in the
organisation.
This will increase their motivation.
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17. Idea #4
Hold
Education
Days
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18. The standard training you
provide in your organisation
might not benefit every
employee.
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19. Use education days to let your people choose what
they want to learn.
Most importantly, let them pursue their educational
passion and have them hold short presentations on
what they learned.
Try to help them incorporate this new knowledge
into their jobs.
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20. Idea #5
Create a
Sports Team
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21. Exercise increases energy levels,
allows mental clarity, and keeps
people motivated.
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22. Organise sports events, and
encourage your people to
participate.
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23. This technique will:
• Improve team bonding
• Let people show different skills
• Motivate them by energising them
and strengthening their relationships.
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Idea #6
Take Part in
an Escape
Room

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Escape rooms
require people to
solve different
puzzles in order to
get out.

26. This can help your team improve
problem-solving skills in a more
personal way.
It will improve their relationships,
which results in higher motivation.
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27. Idea #7
Appreciation
Circles
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28. Underappreciation is one of
the main factors that make
79% leave their jobs.
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29. An appreciation circle consists of people
sharing the thing that they appreciate about
the person on their right side.
This will make people feel valued, and
subsequently boost their motivation.
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30. If you put these ideas to use, you can significantly
improve your employees’ motivation.
With Great Managers, you’ll learn more about
finding fun and creative ways to motivate your
people.
Join our next free webinar to learn more.
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