7 Tips To Help Keeping Employees Motivated

– Helping them to maintain work focus through a detailed Job Description (can be done with the help of someone with a masters in human resources management) that clearly outlines their role and responsibilities in the organization;

– Informing them periodically of the importance of their role and responsibilities in supporting the organization. Have a fixed schedule to review staff performance and plans for performance improvement;

– Incentivizing performance with instant rewards as early as possible. More importantly, do not forget any employee who contributed – no matter how insignificant or small their role may be in achieving the performance target;

– Reduce or eradicate negative elements in the employee’s working environment. Understand what these elements may be through constant communication with the employee – do not play the guessing game and hope what you feel is the problem once addressed will improve the working environment;

– Refrain from curbing the employee’s creativity and desire in work by having a bureaucratic work environment. Bureaucracy stifles creativity and kills desire – practice employee empowerment instead;

– Make meetings as far apart as possible to allow employees the time to work. If meetings are to be had, ensure that the employee is informed well in advance and provided with a clear agenda of what is to be discussed and the expectation required of them during such meetings;

– Making sure that their take home pay is never less than what is deemed market rate. Always be prepared to pay higher if not slightly more than what others are paying. Some employees deem this an important aspect of employment and a measure of their personal worth in the organization;