I recently read a book Motivate Your Employees And Make Your Workplace Come Alive by Dr. Joanne G. Sujansky. Dr.Sujansky, a certified speaking professional, highlights 129 tips to motivate your employees.
I chose the top ten tips that I think leaders should know in order to inspire their team:
- Tip#1: Share your principals and live by them. People want to know what you stand for and that you are guided by your values and beliefs.
- Tip #2: Notice the little things that people do for you and say “Thank you.” Send personal notes of congratulations,
condolence, encouragement, and appreciation to your people as often as possible. We have discussed in this high-tech, low-touch world it is sometimes very hard for you to to stand out as a caring, devoted, leader with heart. Believe me you will be acknowledged for your kindness (leveraging our virtues)
- Tip#3: Acknowledge birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, promotions, awards, and community service. People feel
they belong when they are recognized and remembered.This kind of attention keeps them with you or more available to you when you need them the most. Think about this: 65% of those we test have ”Recognition” as a motivator and major driver.
- Tip #4: Express your concern when something sad happens to a person at your company. Showing your heart goes a long way in today’s fast- paced , no time for touch culture. This will demonstrate “empathy” don’t forget 85% of us have deficits relating to our empathetic skills.
- Tip #5: Try something difficult and very challenging for you. Get help if you need it. This is a useful and effective exercise to feel the pressure that we often put on others. It helps us in improving our empathetic competencies.
- Tip #6: Remember and reflect on the process you used when you accomplished previous successes. Reapply it. You and your team can and should repeat previous accomplishments.
- Tip #7: Run participatory, well planned, purposeful meetings. All the people at your company that you interact with want to be involved
and to have their time respected. 97% of upper management want and are determined to contribute during a meeting. 75% feel they do not get the opportunity to do so.
- Tip #8: Support your ideas with 3 points. Mention 3 facts, 3 reasons, 3 benefits, or 3 examples. This helps others remember your points and to attract them to your way of thinking. Try it, it works! Advertisers and Marketing experts say that 80% of us have to hear the same message three times for it to resonate once! Clarity is important.
- Tip #9: Sometimes, be happy and satisfied with less than perfect. If we wait and time passes for the perfect opportunity another team will get there first. Dr. Hogan explained this by stating, “We may stall and never get where we need to be.”
- Tip # 10: Squelch rumors, Kill the grapevine. People have enough to worry about. Think about this: 5 out of 6 of those we have tested using the Hogan have anxiety issues they deal with everyday.
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