Module 4: Motivating Employees

Course_Operations

Respond to this prompt after completing the content in Module 4

How do you currently best motivate employees to have long-term commitment to working at your company? Do you know any other organizations that are doing this well?

Post below and share your thoughts.

abidemianimashaun91

I motivate employees through giving constructive feedback, recognising them for tasks well carried out, simple work-off social time and sharing information that promote continued professional development. In the long-term, I intend to organised award ceremony for employees, promotion and increase in pay.

bgt4luv

i motivate my employee by giving incentive during end of the year best staff of the year early comers, well dressed over time and so on

Cyanrose

For the past few years, I have noticed that employee motivation is neglected when it comes to goal setting

mkongwa

though i have no organization, but i have seen one organization motivating the employees by sharing with them the annual profit of the organization through increasing them in the salary scale and sometimes having a annual cerebration with them eating, drinking and other staffs then the employees by that way they feel much honored and they surely get motivated.

IdaraImaikop

I motivate employees by giving them real-time feedback, provide lunch for that on a daily basis at work, have an interactive session and give them rooms for professional advancement.

ferozarian99

Employee motivation is a huge subject, I think it is a psychology and economics matter. long story short. I think every generation gets motivated with different incentives. I had a young staff how was so much enthusiastic about learning and taking more responsibilities, he didn't care much about monetary incentive. in the same office I had another staff who were elder he didn't care about monetary incentive, he liked to be praised and commended in meetings. I had another staff who was young and very skilled in IT profession he didnt' care about any other incentives except monetary reward and increments.

My point in here is that we need to Tailor our Motivation system in order to make everybody motivated and happy. One system doesn't fit all.

ferozarian99

@bgt4luv said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

i motivate my employee by giving incentive during end of the year best staff of the year early comers, well dressed over time and so on

Thanks for sharing your methods of motivation, What has been the result on the ground, Do you find the system you use to be successful ?

ferozarian99

@IdaraImaikop said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

I motivate employees by giving them real-time feedback, provide lunch for that on a daily basis at work, have an interactive session and give them rooms for professional advancement.

I am curious to learn from you, What are your strategies for professional advancements, I am in early stages of my organization establishment, I wanted to get some advise from you, What strategies I should use, because for start up , budget is a big constraint.

Thank you !

pauldanson

Great work, @bgt4luv @abidemianimashaun91 @Cyanrose @mkongwa @IdaraImaikop @ferozarian99!
You have put a lot of thought into your long-term commitments to motivating employees.
Can you share further what some of the challenges you face regarding motivation are?

@ferozarian99, indeed I appreciate your enthusiasm and commitment to learning further by reading and adopting other learners shared.

Kenroy

@Course_Operations said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

Respond to this prompt after completing the content in Module 4

How do you currently best motivate employees to have long-term commitment to working at your company? Do you know any other organizations that are doing this well?

Post below and share your thoughts.

My organization uses both monetary and non-monetary system of reward. This helps in boosting the performances of the teachers.

Kenroy

@ferozarian99 said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

Employee motivation is a huge subject, I think it is a psychology and economics matter. long story short. I think every generation gets motivated with different incentives. I had a young staff how was so much enthusiastic about learning and taking more responsibilities, he didn't care much about monetary incentive. in the same office I had another staff who were elder he didn't care about monetary incentive, he liked to be praised and commended in meetings. I had another staff who was young and very skilled in IT profession he didnt' care about any other incentives except monetary reward and increments.

My point in here is that we need to Tailor our Motivation system in order to make everybody motivated and happy. One system doesn't fit all.

I truly appreciate the fact that you took out time to study your employees and giving them that which they desired. great job

LawrenceKariuki

I motivatoe my employees through monetary and non monetary incentives.
I give bonuses to the best employees at the end of the year.
I also give them promotions those who meet or surpass their targets.

Alesamra

ITS VERY IMPORTANT TO GIVE MOTIVATION TO OUR STAFF, IT HELPS ANDENABLES THEM TO WORK BETTER,AND GIVE US FEEDBACK TO DO THINGS BETTER.

pauldanson

@Kenroy said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

@ferozarian99 said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

Employee motivation is a huge subject, I think it is a psychology and economics matter. long story short. I think every generation gets motivated with different incentives. I had a young staff how was so much enthusiastic about learning and taking more responsibilities, he didn't care much about monetary incentive. in the same office I had another staff who were elder he didn't care about monetary incentive, he liked to be praised and commended in meetings. I had another staff who was young and very skilled in IT profession he didnt' care about any other incentives except monetary reward and increments.

My point in here is that we need to Tailor our Motivation system in order to make everybody motivated and happy. One system doesn't fit all.

I truly appreciate the fact that you took out time to study your employees and giving them that which they desired. great job

@Kenroy, I share in you candid truth on employee's motivational thought. @Cmnyarangi will profoundly share in that too.

Thank you for sharing this rich knowledge with us all.

pauldanson

@ferozarian99 said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

Employee motivation is a huge subject, I think it is a psychology and economics matter. long story short. I think every generation gets motivated with different incentives. I had a young staff how was so much enthusiastic about learning and taking more responsibilities, he didn't care much about monetary incentive. in the same office I had another staff who were elder he didn't care about monetary incentive, he liked to be praised and commended in meetings. I had another staff who was young and very skilled in IT profession he didnt' care about any other incentives except monetary reward and increments.

My point in here is that we need to Tailor our Motivation system in order to make everybody motivated and happy. One system doesn't fit all.

@ferozarian99, thank you for sharing this richly impacting knowledge with us. Keep it up!

pauldanson

Great work, @LawrenceKariuki @Alesamra !
You have put a lot of thought into your long-term commitments to motivating employees.
Can you share further what some of the challenges you face regarding motivation are?

Looking forth to you shares!

Kenroy

@ferozarian99 said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

Employee motivation is a huge subject, I think it is a psychology and economics matter. long story short. I think every generation gets motivated with different incentives. I had a young staff how was so much enthusiastic about learning and taking more responsibilities, he didn't care much about monetary incentive. in the same office I had another staff who were elder he didn't care about monetary incentive, he liked to be praised and commended in meetings. I had another staff who was young and very skilled in IT profession he didnt' care about any other incentives except monetary reward and increments.

My point in here is that we need to Tailor our Motivation system in order to make everybody motivated and happy. One system doesn't fit all.

I truly appreciate the fact that you took out time to study your employees and find out what works for each individual.

Kenroy

@mkongwa said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

though i have no organization, but i have seen one organization motivating the employees by sharing with them the annual profit of the organization through increasing them in the salary scale and sometimes having a annual cerebration with them eating, drinking and other staffs then the employees by that way they feel much honored and they surely get motivated.

Worthy of applause. That organization will surely have low staff turnover.

Kenroy

@Cyanrose said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

For the past few years, I have noticed that employee motivation is neglected when it comes to goal setting

Please can you throw more light on this. If there is no goal definitely there will be motivation and incentives.

Kenroy

@Kenroy said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

@Cyanrose said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

For the past few years, I have noticed that employee motivation is neglected when it comes to goal setting

Please can you throw more light on this. If there is no goal definitely there will be no motivation and incentives.

Kenroy

@pauldanson said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

@Kenroy said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

@ferozarian99 said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

Employee motivation is a huge subject, I think it is a psychology and economics matter. long story short. I think every generation gets motivated with different incentives. I had a young staff how was so much enthusiastic about learning and taking more responsibilities, he didn't care much about monetary incentive. in the same office I had another staff who were elder he didn't care about monetary incentive, he liked to be praised and commended in meetings. I had another staff who was young and very skilled in IT profession he didnt' care about any other incentives except monetary reward and increments.

My point in here is that we need to Tailor our Motivation system in order to make everybody motivated and happy. One system doesn't fit all.

I truly appreciate the fact that you took out time to study your employees and giving them that which they desired. great job

@Kenroy, I share in you candid truth on employee's motivational thought. @Cmnyarangi will profoundly share in that too.

Thank you for sharing this rich knowledge with us all.

@pauldanson Thank you sir.

Gospringlink

@Course_Operations said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

How do you currently best motivate employees to have long-term commitment to working at your company? Do you know any other organizations that are doing this well?

Showing interest in the personal well-being of employees as they go through the struggles of life makes them appreciate the salary raise as it goes to prove that they are valued as human beings and not just as tools to meet organisational goals and targets.

pauldanson

@Gospringlink said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

@Course_Operations said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

How do you currently best motivate employees to have long-term commitment to working at your company? Do you know any other organizations that are doing this well?

Showing interest in the personal well-being of employees as they go through the struggles of life makes them appreciate the salary raise as it goes to prove that they are valued as human beings and not just as tools to meet organisational goals and targets.

Thank you @Gospringlink for sharing you thought. Currently in you organization, is employee motivation feasible in staff or lacking? Please share one or two and it's significance to staff performance.

ferozarian99

@pauldanson said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

Great work, @bgt4luv @abidemianimashaun91 @Cyanrose @mkongwa @IdaraImaikop @ferozarian99!
You have put a lot of thought into your long-term commitments to motivating employees.
Can you share further what some of the challenges you face regarding motivation are?

@ferozarian99, indeed I appreciate your enthusiasm and commitment to learning further by reading and adopting other learners shared.

Thank you PaulDanson ! One of the challenge is competing with big contractors who pay triple times more than a local organization. it is sad to see losing expert staffs.

pauldanson

@ferozarian99 said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

@pauldanson said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

Great work, @bgt4luv @abidemianimashaun91 @Cyanrose @mkongwa @IdaraImaikop @ferozarian99!
You have put a lot of thought into your long-term commitments to motivating employees.
Can you share further what some of the challenges you face regarding motivation are?

@ferozarian99, indeed I appreciate your enthusiasm and commitment to learning further by reading and adopting other learners shared.

Thank you PaulDanson ! One of the challenge is competing with big contractors who pay triple times more than a local organization. it is sad to see losing expert staffs.

@ferozarian99, is a fact of big organizations. That is an issue of the cultural value practise vis-à-vis employee motivation. Thus, small/local organization most not compromise her ethical work motivational standard as it strive to attain such organization growth and development with time. Meaning, as organization grows, more motivational privileges should be incorporated to the motivational incentives.

Thank you for pointing out this reality which also constitute to job change effects.

ferozarian99

@Course_Operations said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

Respond to this prompt after completing the content in Module 4

How do you currently best motivate employees to have long-term commitment to working at your company? Do you know any other organizations that are doing this well?

Post below and share your thoughts.

In my previous job, employee motivation was very important agenda for the company. Following were the elements considered for keeping employees motivated:
-Competitive Salary
-A good and just appraisal system
-Well being programs for all the employees
-Training and Development programs

These were some of the elements I remembers we had in our organization.

ferozarian99

@Gospringlink said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

@Course_Operations said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

How do you currently best motivate employees to have long-term commitment to working at your company? Do you know any other organizations that are doing this well?

Showing interest in the personal well-being of employees as they go through the struggles of life makes them appreciate the salary raise as it goes to prove that they are valued as human beings and not just as tools to meet organisational goals and targets.

Great point, Staff well being is so important, it creates values for staff and result in high performance of staff as well. I read a survey in Linked in that a big number of staff expressed thier interest to work for organization's which has learning and development program for staff. So learning and development programs really motivate employees to stay with organization in the long run.

Thanks,

Nyakio

I currently work as a consultant and do not have employees but i am assisting several business. Whereas there is no "one size fits all" approach to incentives, my interesting experience has been with a multi generational work place who have different attitudes, expectations and perceptions when it comes to rewards and incentives.
One of the approaches, i have seen work is to constantly get feedback on what incentives best speak to employees, when rewarding them for great performance. In one instance, we have given bonuses and a profit share. There is another where staff get vouchers of certain amounts and your voucher is pegged on what you want but it is limited in amounts and certain stores.
I have come to learn that money brings short lived motivation because the employees still want more and it cannot be given out on every instance but there are ways like small appreciation cards ( company branded) that can be handed out even on the go or calling out excellent performers during staff meetings and acknowledging what they have done (using the SBI technique)

Cmnyarangi

Great work, @abidemianimashaun91 ,You have put a lot of thought into your long-term commitments to motivating employees. What are some of the challenges you face regarding motivation?.

Cmnyarangi

Great work, @Nyakio , You have put a lot of thought into your long-term commitments to motivating employees. What are some of the challenges you face regarding motivation?”.

Cmnyarangi

Great work, @Gospringlink You have put a lot of thought into your long-term commitments to motivating employees. What are some of the challenges you face regarding motivation?”.

Cmnyarangi

Great work, @ferozarian99 ,thanks for sharing your experience in employee motivation, What are some of the challenges you faced regarding motivation?.

Cmnyarangi

awesome insight there @Kenroy,looks like you have taken time to understand your employees well to be able to understand the personalized way of motivating them,how are you able to collect that data? do you do questionnaires?

Nyakio

@Cmnyarangi said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

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One of the greatest challenges is working with data driven information on motivation.

Kenroy

@Cmnyarangi said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

awesome insight there @Kenroy,looks like you have taken time to understand your employees well to be able to understand the personalized way of motivating them,how are you able to collect that data? do you do questionnaires?

@Cmnyarangi said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

awesome insight there @Kenroy,looks like you have taken time to understand your employees well to be able to understand the personalized way of motivating them,how are you able to collect that data? do you do questionnaires?

This is simply achieved through appraisal method.

Cmnyarangi

Thanks for sharing @Kenroy, what else did you learn from the course that you feel will help you in your work?

Cmnyarangi

Is there any thing else that you would like to share @Nyakio that you have learnt from the course that you feel will help you deal with the challenge you mentioned?

LOMBE

@Course_Operations said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

Respond to this prompt after completing the content in Module 4

How do you currently best motivate employees to have long-term commitment to working at your company? Do you know any other organizations that are doing this well?

Post below and share your thoughts.

I best motivate employees by rewards each one of them for their individual efforts and acknowleging their hard work in a meeting.

LOMBE

@Kenroy said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

@mkongwa said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

though i have no organization, but i have seen one organization motivating the employees by sharing with them the annual profit of the organization through increasing them in the salary scale and sometimes having a annual cerebration with them eating, drinking and other staffs then the employees by that way they feel much honored and they surely get motivated.

Worthy of applause. That organization will surely have low staff turnover.

I agree with you on the above. End of year parties are a good way to motivate employees and also recognizing their efforts in that way employee retainment will be guaranteed.

iliyabalaenai

I try to be close to all employees, standing by them at there trying times and also giving them surprise bonuses an holidays also sparing time to visit there homes.

pauldanson

@LOMBE said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

@Course_Operations said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

Respond to this prompt after completing the content in Module 4

How do you currently best motivate employees to have long-term commitment to working at your company? Do you know any other organizations that are doing this well?

Post below and share your thoughts.

I best motivate employees by rewards each one of them for their individual efforts and acknowleging their hard work in a meeting.

@LOMBE, Great view there!
I assume you have put a lot of thoughts into your long-term commitments to motivating employees. What are some of the challenges you face regarding motivation in general?.

pauldanson

@iliyabalaenai said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

I try to be close to all employees, standing by them at there trying times and also giving them surprise bonuses an holidays also sparing time to visit there homes.

@iliyabalaenai, You amaze me how you have put a lot of thought into your long-term commitments to motivating employees. What are some of the challenges you face regarding motivation.

ErikaGad

@Course_Operations said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

How do you currently best motivate employees to have long-term commitment to working at your company? Do you know any other organizations that are doing this well?

Consider as part of the company, it's important the side monetary but only for keep the employee in his position that is not the reason for be more productive.

Bertha

Strategies to Motivating employees or team members includes but not limited to the below mentioned:-

Concentrate on the Goals/ Objectives. While setting targets and achieving higher performance is always great as it gives the sense of ownership and belonging
Be Respectful. A little appreciation and praise are helpful for employee and team in general, always the use of Radical Candor Framework to guide conversation.
Focus on Strength and Overcome Weakness. Everyone has strengths and weaknesses.
Boost your Brain for Growth.

pauldanson

@ErikaGad said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

@Course_Operations said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

How do you currently best motivate employees to have long-term commitment to working at your company? Do you know any other organizations that are doing this well?
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Consider as part of the company, it's important the side monetary but only for keep the employee in his position that is not the reason for be more productive.

@ErikaGad, from your organization's perspective, what will you do to best motivate your employees to be committed to work the more?

Uzzy

Motivation is a powerful energy that drives and excites employees, which results in their maximum contribution. setting and achieving goals, clear expectations, recognition, feedback, as well as encouraging management all contribute to an increase in workplace motivation.
motivation for me , maybe different from what another employee wants. Every employee has a different motivation for why they work. but we all work because we obtain something that we need from work. The something that we need that we obtain from work has an impact on our morale and motivation. Motivation comes in different forms, for example, bonuses, cash reward, benefits, investment in learning and development programs and household items etc, the lists are limitless. MOTIVATION IS GOOD.

MzcathyO

motivating employees is giving constructive feedback,incentives ,Awards,like recognizing staff of the month and also promotion.
it goes a long way in motivating staff and also encourages them to put in their best.

pauldanson

Hi Learners,

Thank you all for participating in this week's "Module 4: Motivating Employees". Hope you enjoyed learning and the discussion therein?

*** Like to bring to our notice once more that Module 4 as per our time allotments ends on 16th June. Therefore, let's try our best to complete our assignments and subsequent peer assessments promptly.

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Wishing you a blessed weekends and a fruitful week ahead.

Thanks!!!

pauldanson

Great @Uzzy and @MzcathyO You have put a lot of thought into your long-term commitments to motivating employees.
Can you share further what some of the challenges you face regarding motivation are?

Thanks

diyaoluolasunkanmi

I motivate my employees through giving them incentives, Fringe benefits, training and development as at when due and participating decision making

pauldanson

@diyaoluolasunkanmi said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

I motivate my employees through giving them incentives, Fringe benefits, training and development as at when due and participating decision making

@diyaoluolasunkanmi, you have indeed put a lot of thought into your long-term commitments to motivating employees. I am intrigued by these indices for motivation.
More so, can you share further what some of the challenges you face regarding motivation are?

Thanks

Solaitan

Well-managed employees will contribute their best to organizational objectives. They will also attain a high level of job satisfaction and self development.
• I should believe that my workers are my greatest asset and hence treat them that way
• I need to have a vision to be the best place to work in my industry
• An individual may be driven primarily by the need for security, socialization, esteem, achievement, power or some combination of these. ‘The reward that an employee values most (as an incentive to maintain and improve performance) will be the one that contributes to the fulfillment of their strongest drive”,
In summary, there are four (4) R’s that bring out the best in employees. These are Resources, Respect, Recognition and Rewards.
Resources’ has to do with training and development of the employee. It can be on the job training, structured third party facilitated training, professional certificate etc. Provision of work tools also goes a long way to enhance a worker’s job.
On respect, there is dignity in every job. Whether you are a cleaner or a general manager, everyone has a need to be respected. And when one is not accorded the respect due to him, there is the tendency to misbehave.
When recognizing the efforts of the staff, one should be specific about what you are praising; acknowledge both the effort and the outcome; state the impact on the firm and the impact on you personally.
Finally, reward the person’s efforts. The reward can be in the form of an open letter of praise, or the right to choose and manage a project or an opportunity to learn new skills that are in demand in the organization, or an opportunity to help develop an important new product for the company.

pauldanson

@Solaitan said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

Well-managed employees will contribute their best to organizational objectives. They will also attain a high level of job satisfaction and self development.
• I should believe that my workers are my greatest asset and hence treat them that way
• I need to have a vision to be the best place to work in my industry
• An individual may be driven primarily by the need for security, socialization, esteem, achievement, power or some combination of these. ‘The reward that an employee values most (as an incentive to maintain and improve performance) will be the one that contributes to the fulfillment of their strongest drive”,
In summary, there are four (4) R’s that bring out the best in employees. These are Resources, Respect, Recognition and Rewards.
Resources’ has to do with training and development of the employee. It can be on the job training, structured third party facilitated training, professional certificate etc. Provision of work tools also goes a long way to enhance a worker’s job.
On respect, there is dignity in every job. Whether you are a cleaner or a general manager, everyone has a need to be respected. And when one is not accorded the respect due to him, there is the tendency to misbehave.
When recognizing the efforts of the staff, one should be specific about what you are praising; acknowledge both the effort and the outcome; state the impact on the firm and the impact on you personally.
Finally, reward the person’s efforts. The reward can be in the form of an open letter of praise, or the right to choose and manage a project or an opportunity to learn new skills that are in demand in the organization, or an opportunity to help develop an important new product for the company.

@Solaitan you have indeed put a lot of thought into your long-term commitments to motivating employees. I am intrigued by these indices of 4 Rs for motivation. Explicit and concise indeed!
More so, can you share further what some of the challenges you face regarding motivation are?

Thanks

Cmnyarangi

Great work, @mz 1! You have put a lot of thought into your long-term commitments to motivating employees. What are some of the challenges you face regarding motivation?

bushrarana777

Hello,
i am Bushra Rana from Pakistan. though i have no organization, but i have seen one organization motivating the employees by sharing with them the annual profit of the organization through increasing them in the salary scale and sometimes having a annual cerebration with them eating, drinking and other staffs then the employees by that way they feel much honored and they surely get motivated.

ayannagenas

@Course_Operations said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

Respond to this prompt after completing the content in Module 4

How do you currently best motivate employees to have long-term commitment to working at your company? Do you know any other organizations that are doing this well?

Post below and share your thoughts.
Organizations need to value their employees more, currently there are no incentives in place at my organization; however my first employer use to offer bonuses at the end of the year or a profit share if the company makes a profit.

pauldanson

Great exposure @bushrarana777 and @ayannagenas. You have put a lot of thought into your long-term commitments to motivating employees from within your organization and outside it.
Can you share further what some of the challenges you face regarding motivation are?

Thanks

ayannagenas

@pauldanson said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

Great exposure @bushrarana777 and @ayannagenas. You have put a lot of thought into your long-term commitments to motivating employees from within your organization and outside it.
Can you share further what some of the challenges you face regarding motivation are?

Thanks

Some of the major challenges I am facing with motivation is the lack of team spirit and culture diversity. The organization is divided into different sectors doing their own thing and therefore this cause a divide in unity and low team spirit. The culture diversity is also a major factor with people from different countries and class (classism is a big factor in my country).

princeanniefone25

To motivate my employees to stay in my organizations
Giving feedback is very important,have time to interact with them appreciation is also needed for a job well done, show gratitude.
An increase in payment when necessary.

pauldanson

@ayannagenas said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

@pauldanson said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

Great exposure @bushrarana777 and @ayannagenas. You have put a lot of thought into your long-term commitments to motivating employees from within your organization and outside it.
Can you share further what some of the challenges you face regarding motivation are?

Thanks

Some of the major challenges I am facing with motivation is the lack of team spirit and culture diversity. The organization is divided into different sectors doing their own thing and therefore this cause a divide in unity and low team spirit. The culture diversity is also a major factor with people from different countries and class (classism is a big factor in my country).

@ayannagenas, I share in that factual challenge. Is very true that most organizations irrespective of it's size or type faces culture diversity. But with the below tips, I am confidence you can overcome this challenge:-

5 Ways to Overcome Cultural Barriers at Work

1-Learn a few key phrases. Because clear communication is essential for effective functioning, it is necessary that each of your employees understand what your clients and customers need. ...

2- Learn your client's culture. ...

3- Promote appreciation of cultural differences. ...

4- Be open to trying new things. ...

5- Be accommodating.

pauldanson

@princeanniefone25 said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

To motivate my employees to stay in my organizations
Giving feedback is very important,have time to interact with them appreciation is also needed for a job well done, show gratitude.
An increase in payment when necessary.

Explicit @princeanniefone25! You have put a lot of thought into your long-term commitments to motivating employees from within your organization and outside it.
Can you share further what some of the challenges you face regarding motivation are?

hajee

Employees are motivated by giving incentive during end of the year to the best staff of the year early, commission are given on any business brought by any staff, prize is given to a well dressed over time and so on

Lissy

I did not know that I had to set a calendar for performance management, I realized that my strategy lacked a lot of the formalities taught in this module. I learned a great deal about employee motivation. Thank you so much!

emekapaul

@Course_Operations said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

Respond to this prompt after completing the content in Module 4

How do you currently best motivate employees to have long-term commitment to working at your company? Do you know any other organizations that are doing this well?

Post below and share your thoughts.

The only means by which we motivate our employees is to give money to those thant performed well but i learnt in this study other means of motivation which includes;

By promotion of the employees that did well on the task assigned to them
By giving award to the champions in their duties. Such as Certificates etc.
Privilege to attend Workshops, Seminars etc

adesuwan007

Going through the response, everyone has highlighted how to effective motivate employees. I will just add that team leads or HOD should give employees wings to fly.

worldmissionlives

I motivate my employees through different means
having their picture displayed for a period of time at the reception,
scholarship to further education
giving out citation
call credits given and many more
These has actually worked very well.

arosmay20

Employee can be motivated by making them feel like team of founders.

MaletsikaHaneseMotsokotsi

Currently, in my company for workers to commit to working over a long period of time we motivate them in the following manner:
• We recognize great work, whereby we pad on a shoulder an individual who has performed well and at the end of the fiscal year we give awards to the best.
• We set SMART goals, whereby we set small and measurable goals to the tasks so that each and every individual can visualize the progress.
• We celebrate results, where by each and every achievement is celebrated. So that the workers can persevere to go on with the tasks.
• We stay positive, whereby even if thing are not going our way or if have obstacles we stay positive that we will achieve what we desire in the company.
• We encourage teamwork, whereby we emphasize to the employees that work becomes simple when we work together, not in silos.
I do not know any company which is doing all this.

Cmnyarangi

hey @bushrarana777 ,thanks for sharing your thoughts,what else did you learn from the course ?

Cmnyarangi

Great work, @MaletsikaHaneseMotsokotsi , You have put a lot of thought into your long-term commitments to motivating employees. What are some of the challenges you face regarding motivation?

pauldanson

@hajee @Lissy @adesuwan007 @worldmissionlives @arosmay20 @MaletsikaHaneseMotsokotsi, great exposure. You have put a lot of thought into your long-term commitments to motivating employees from within your organization and outside it.
Can you share further what some of the challenges you face regarding motivation are?

Thanks

Kfkouame

I motivated them by accepting their criticisms and giving them guidance, which created in them a very strong self-confidence

pauldanson

@Kfkouame said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

I motivated them by accepting their criticisms and giving them guidance, which created in them a very strong self-confidence

@kfkouame, great exposure. You have put a lot of thought into your long-term commitments to motivating employees from within your organization and outside it.
Can you share further what some of the challenges you face regarding motivation are?

Thanks

pauldanson

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Thank you....

Opap_Fredrick

Our Organization(BCN) motivates its employees through:

Provision of supportive leadership:
Our supportive leaders work closely with employees - trust and a sympathetic ear are powerful incentives for keeping veterans focused and developing new talent.
Empowering the individual:
Every employee is valued as an individual. They are encouraged to display aspirational personal items.
Creating a positive environment:
Our work environment is a place that puts employees at ease while encouraging productivity.
Encouraging teamwork:
Through teamwork, employees learn to trust each other and to look beyond themselves.
Recognize & reward:
Our employees are recognized and rewarded on a regular basis which remind employees that they are appreciated, and help them to balance short- and long-term goals.
Knock out boredom:
In order to maintain motivation at the office, things are kept lively and new. Avoiding routine by allowing employees to explore and be inventive is done.
Eliminate dissatisfaction:
BCN provides supportive leadership which does everything possible to eliminate sources of dissatisfaction as uncertainty about the future, intrusive supervision and excessive paperwork.

Opap_Fredrick

@iliyabalaenai said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

I try to be close to all employees, standing by them at there trying times and also giving them surprise bonuses an holidays also sparing time to visit there homes.

This is a good way to motivate employees. Keep it up

Odede

Intersting approach

diyaoluolasunkanmi

I motivate my employees through giving them incentives, Fringe benefits, training and development as at when due and participating decision making

Lissy

@pauldanson said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

@hajee @Lissy @adesuwan007 @worldmissionlives @arosmay20 @MaletsikaHaneseMotsokotsi, great exposure. You have put a lot of thought into your long-term commitments to motivating employees from within your organization and outside it.
Can you share further what some of the challenges you face regarding motivation are?

Thanks

I think my biggest challenge is figuring out how to keep employees motivated when the organization is so young and can't provide high financial incentives and even high salaries. Hopefully this module gave me great insight on non-financial incentives to keep employees motivated! We'll be alright, I'm sure.

KAVITA_T

Motivating employees is one of the key element of an organizational success.

samonibokun

I motivate my employees through monetary and non monetary incentives such as; extra commission of 2% bonus from monthly sales and awards such as; best staff of the year, most productive salesperson, among others.

samonibokun

@Lissy said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

@pauldanson said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

@hajee @Lissy @adesuwan007 @worldmissionlives @arosmay20 @MaletsikaHaneseMotsokotsi, great exposure. You have put a lot of thought into your long-term commitments to motivating employees from within your organization and outside it.
Can you share further what some of the challenges you face regarding motivation are?

Thanks

I think my biggest challenge is figuring out how to keep employees motivated when the organization is so young and can't provide high financial incentives and even high salaries. Hopefully this module gave me great insight on non-financial incentives to keep employees motivated! We'll be alright, I'm sure.

Yes..... Not all motivations should be monetary. A Sincere appreciation on work done is another means of keeping your employees working effectively.

pauldanson

@Opap_Fredrick said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

Our Organization(BCN) motivates its employees through:

Provision of supportive leadership:
Our supportive leaders work closely with employees - trust and a sympathetic ear are powerful incentives for keeping veterans focused and developing new talent.

Empowering the individual:
Every employee is valued as an individual. They are encouraged to display aspirational personal items.

Creating a positive environment:
Our work environment is a place that puts employees at ease while encouraging productivity.

Encouraging teamwork:
Through teamwork, employees learn to trust each other and to look beyond themselves.

Recognize & reward:
Our employees are recognized and rewarded on a regular basis which remind employees that they are appreciated, and help them to balance short- and long-term goals.

Knock out boredom:
In order to maintain motivation at the office, things are kept lively and new. Avoiding routine by allowing employees to explore and be inventive is done.

Eliminate dissatisfaction:
BCN provides supportive leadership which does everything possible to eliminate sources of dissatisfaction as uncertainty about the future, intrusive supervision and excessive paperwork.

@Opap_Fredrick, great exposure. You have put a lot of thought into your long-term commitments to motivating employees from within your organization.

Thanks for this shared with us.

pauldanson

@diyaoluolasunkanmi said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

I motivate my employees through giving them incentives, Fringe benefits, training and development as at when due and participating decision making

@diyaoluolasunkanmi, great exposure. You have put a lot of thought into your long-term commitments to motivating employees from within your organization. Kindly share swiftly with us the problems your organization face with motivating employee.

pauldanson

@Lissy said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

@pauldanson said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

@hajee @Lissy @adesuwan007 @worldmissionlives @arosmay20 @MaletsikaHaneseMotsokotsi, great exposure. You have put a lot of thought into your long-term commitments to motivating employees from within your organization and outside it.
Can you share further what some of the challenges you face regarding motivation are?

Thanks

I think my biggest challenge is figuring out how to keep employees motivated when the organization is so young and can't provide high financial incentives and even high salaries. Hopefully this module gave me great insight on non-financial incentives to keep employees motivated! We'll be alright, I'm sure.

@Lissy, you have stressed a challenging point there. Thanks for sharing and remember we have to continue to motivate employees, because they get the work done...

pauldanson

@KAVITA_T said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

Motivating employees is one of the key element of an organizational success.

@KAVITA_T, I agree with you on the above point, though want you to share some of the motivating elements with us.
Likewise, can you share further what some of the challenges you face regarding motivation are?

Thanks

pauldanson

@samonibokun said in Module 4: Motivating Employees:

I motivate my employees through monetary and non monetary incentives such as; extra commission of 2% bonus from monthly sales and awards such as; best staff of the year, most productive salesperson, among others.

@samonibokun, great exposure! You have put a lot of thought into your long-term commitments to motivating employees from within your organization.
Can you share further what some of the challenges you face regarding motivation are?
Please your response should be swift.

Thanks

20071990

I encourage employees by rewarding them every month for their performance and on the basis of consistent present with 0 leaves at office. Will reward them in the form of vouchers.

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