Motivating Employees: by Michael Koscec - Entec Corporation - Friday, December 05 2008
Most people think motivating employees is largely about pay. This is a simplistic view, which isn’t particularly helpful for team leaders and managers who are trying to get the most out of their people in challenging times.
Most organizations don’t have the money to simply give more to their people. And employee surveys find at best, money is a short-term motivator, which doesn’t compare to a variety of other incentives.
Consider this list of motivators:
Give employees authority along with responsibility. It is easy to tell an employee they are responsible for accomplishing a particular task or goal. It is easy to say they will be held accountable if they don’t succeed. The hard part is, giving up a measure of control so that the employee has a certain degree of authority. A recent survey found 66 percent of employees say managers want them involved in decision making, yet only 14 percent feel they have been empowered to make those decisions.
