EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION AND POSITIVES MORAL

You can make their day or break their day. Other than the decisions individuals make on their own about Building  their work, you are the most powerful factor in building employee motivation and positive morale . As a manager or supervisor, your impact on employee motivation is immeasurable. By your words, your body language, and the expression on your face, you telegraph your opinion of their value to the people you employ.

Your arrival at work sets the tone for the day

Sometimes in my work, I get gifts. I recently interviewed an experienced supervisor for a position open at a client company. She indicated that she was popular with the people at her former company as evidenced by employees wanting to work on her shift.

Provide regular feedback for employee motivation

Hand-in-hand with regular feedback, employees need rewards and recognition for positive contributions. One of my clients has started a "thank you" process in which supervisors are recognizing employees with personally written thank you card and a small gift for work that is above and beyond expectations.

It ain't magic. it's discipline.

That question I can answer. The right answer is that, generally, you know what you should do; you know what motivates you. You just do not consistently, in a disciplined manner, adhere to what you know about employee motivation.

Continue learning and trying out new ideas for employee motivation

The ability to continuously learn is what will keep you moving in your career and through all the changes I expect we'll see in the next decade. Minimally, you will want to learn the roles and responsibilities of supervisors and managers and how to:

1. plan and execute projects,
2. problem solve and follow up for continuous improvement,
3. make decisions,
4. manage meetings, and
5. build empowered teams and individuals in a teamwork environment.