Successories.com Offers Five Tips for No-Cost (or Low-Cost) Employee Motivation and Recognition
Successories announces Five Tips for No-Cost (or Low-Cost) Employee Motivation and Recognition
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- January 16, 2012 - Successories.com, the leader in employee motivation and employee recognition, has released their top five tips for no-cost (or low-cost) employee recognition.
"In this economy, a motivated workforce is crucial, and these days more and more companies are using employee recognition to engage and motivated their workers," says Warren Struhl, CEO of Successories. "If employees are not motivated or recognized, there's a tendency to be high employee turnover at that company. And that turnover carries a real-world cost with it."
World at Work, a total rewards research and trade organization, recently reported that the use of recognition programs to motivate specific employee behaviors has increased from 9 percent to 34 percent between 2008 and 2011, an increase of almost 300%.
Struhl points to some of the most effective strategies he's advised Successories clients use, in addition to the use of motivational posters and physical recognition awards, to help boost employee motivation and employee morale:
- Present Challenges. If employees don't feel satisfied with the work they perform on a daily basis, they may become lackadaisical or unenthused about their roles with the company. Employees - human beings in general - are always looking for different and challenging assignments that will expose them to new ideas and enhance their knowledge and skills. Tasks with extra responsibility and tasks that require initiative on the employees' part will lead to boosts in motivation.
- Measure Fairly. Employees who contribute "more than their pay grade" may expect extra reward. And even though they may not ask for a reward, it is your responsibility as a supervisor to ensure that their extra effort is recognized. Recognition, in this case, doesn't necessarily mean monetary incentives; incentives like appreciation and recognition can help increase employees motivation and encourage continued efforts. Timely recognition and promotion will make employees loyal and will encourage them to continue to go beyond what's expected of them for the benefit of the company. Delays in such recognition can generate dissatisfaction and will undoubtedly have adverse consequences.
- Listen, Listen, Listen. Employees will always have grievances. As a supervisor, it's important that you conduct regular meetings with your team to air grievances and discuss concerns about issues they may be facing. A quick resolution of problems increases motivation and helps employees to focus more on their work.
- Keep an Open Door. A manager/supervisor should make timely and honest communication with the employees. Employees feel highly discouraged when they get important information from other sources. Similarly, open communication should be encouraged and modeled; by doing so a manager is better informed on problems that may later crop up.
- Nurture Self Respect. Humans are sensitive to many issues. Critical issues should be discussed in private meetings and not in front of the entire staff. Treating employees with respect can go a long way in improving their overall performance and motivation levels.
About Successories
Successories offers exclusive, high-quality products and programs for your motivational, recognition and promotional needs. Having motivated more than 1 million customers, Successories is the authority on motivation and presents in-depth information on how to motivate yourself and your employees on a daily basis. Successories allows you to personalize any motivational or recognition product - or even design one yourself - with its innovative, unique "Create Your Own" online tool. Successories also features iQuote, the largest curated collection of motivational quotes, diligently maintained by in-house Quoteologists. For more, please visit www.Successories.com.
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