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Motivating Employees
- 1. I HATE WORKING WITH YOU! (OR HOW TO STOP STRESSING AND MOTIVAT E ALMOST ANY EMPLOYEE)
- 2. WE ALL WORK WITH PEOPLE WE DON’T LIKE THIS COULD BE: • A Coworker • An Employee (if you manage others) • A Manager • Your Boss • A Temporary Worker • Literally Anyone
- 3. UNFORTUNATELY WE DON’T ALWAYS HAVE A CHOICE • We get assigned to teams • We don’t get to pick our bosses • We are often told to either deal with it or quit
- 4. CONSEQUENCES OF NOT SOLVING EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION (FOCUS ON MANAGING OTHERS IN THIS PRESENTATION) • Disengaged employees • Less motivation from employees • Can affect entire team negatively • Affects outcome of projects • Ultimately reflects poorly on you (Again, as a manager)
- 5. MOTIVATED EMPLOYEES ARE HAPPY EMPLOYEES!
- 6. 4 STEPS TO MOTIVATE EMPLOYEES 1. FIGURE OUT YOUR FEELINGS • Realize any frustration and anger are your reaction • Question why you react the way you do • Change your thinking (No one can make you feel a certain way unless you let it)
- 7. 4 STEPS TO MOTIVATE EMPLOYEES 2. SPEND MORE TIME WITH EMPLOYEES YOU FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND • Sounds counterintuitive, but step in their shoes… • Try to to create more opportunities to be together • Get to learn what makes them tick and motivates them • Learn about their personal lives
- 8. 4 STEPS TO MOTIVATE EMPLOYEES 3. IF IT’S THEIR HABITS, FOCUS ON THE POSITIVE • Redirect attention to what you do like that the person does • Employees will be motivated by hearing how the team is counting on their strengths • Reframe negatives in a positive manner
- 9. 4 STEPS TO MOTIVATE EMPLOYEES 4 .DISRESPECTFUL EMPLOYEES NEED EMPATHY ( E . G . B U L LYING, INTIMIDATION, DISRESPECT, E T C . ) • Bad behavior is often self-protective (e.g. Low self-esteem) • Dig deep; Can’t be motivated unless you get to the root • Should help get a better idea of what motivates them
- 10. Remember: You don’t have to be best friends, but you need to be able to work with them!
- 11. SOURCES: • Williams, R. (2010, February 13). Wired for Success. Retrieved November 29, 2014, from http:// www.psychologytoday.com/blog/wired-success/201002/how-motivate-employees-what-managers- need-know-0 • Boyle, M. (2009, April 24). Motivating Without Money. Retrieved November 30, 2014, from http://www.businessweek.com/managing/content/apr2009/ca20090424_985238.htm • Nahavandi, A.; Denhardt, R.; Debhardt, J.; & Aristgueta, M. (2014). Organizational Behavior. Sage Publications.