To Motivate Your Employees Do This First: STOP De-Motivating Employees
There is a mountain of research that suggests that the most important thing you can do to engage your employees is to STOP de-motivating them! In other words, it’s not so much the things you do that motivate employees (if you hired and trained them well, they should already be highly motivated) it’s the things you need to stop doing that are getting in the way of their motivation. From too many rules, to micromanaging, to endless meetings, there are a of things we leaders can stop doing to be more effective.
For more ideas, watch the video below and let me know what you think? Does this resonate with you? Does this make sense? What do you see in your workplace that is getting in the way of employees’ motivation?
Copyright 2023. Michael Kerr. Michael Kerr is a Canadian Hall of Fame speaker and the author of 8 books, including “The Jerk-Free Workplace,” “Hire, Inspire and Fuel Their Fire,” and “The Humor Advantage.” To schedule a meeting to see how Michael can help energize your workplace, book a meeting here!
