The first thing I’m going to say on this subject will not be news to some of you.
Motivation Comes From Within
No one can ever motivate you: they may be your inspiration, but they can never be your motivation. You motivate you!
Now, if you manage people, or you have a manager that makes you feel motivated, remember it’s a manager’s ability to create a motivational environment for others that allows people to motivate themselves. You may be that type of individual yourself. This is great!
However there are a lot of people out there that feel demotivated at work – so what’s gone wrong?
If You Manage People There Are A Number Of Things That May Need To Be Addressed:
Once you have answered these questions, then you can concentrate on building the environment that the individual and the team with thrive in.
With a team you need to know the answers to the questions above collectively. The two main areas to concentrate your efforts in are the enjoyment of their job, and their learning and development. The only way you can do this is to know the answers to all the questions above.
Don’t Forget To Praise Your Staff Constructively.
Don’t just say “that’s a good job”, follow it up with constructive comments on why it was a good job and it will have a much stronger impact. When was the last time you constructively praised your staff?
If you follow this process you will be guaranteed respect, loyalty, great performance and a fun working environment for everyone.
Too many managers believe this is too much work for them. “Well, keep working extremely hard” is what I say, because “it is harder to constantly work against the people than to put the initial effort in and work with them.”