Search Results: Motivating Employees

Employers should avoid building retention strategies based on assumptions or guesses. Many employees leave company irritations. HR can help improve retention by limiting the irritations.

Educating and preparing employees for possible change can allay fears, address confusion and keep workers focused on what's most important: remaining productive on the job. 

A Gallup study published more than a decade ago indicated that disengaged employees cost the American economy up to $350 billion a year in lost productivity. Imagine the costs today!

Not only does employee recognition help fortify customer service performance, consistent employee recognition strengthens an organization in other valuable ways.

A Gallup study published more than a decade ago indicated that disengaged employees cost the American economy up to $350 billion a year in lost productivity. Imagine the costs today!

Fully engaged, high achieving employees can improve business performance by up to 30 percent.

Do your managers lead by a compass in their head and a magnet in their heart?

Pay-for-performance connects compensation to individual job or work performance. When used appropriately, it can do a lot to increase worker performance. 

Where does the responsibility lie for broken manager-employee relationships? Sometimes managers have to acknowledge their role in the problem and make adjustments in their approaches.

Each employee brings their own motivations to the workplace. By engaging employees in conversations, managers can often inspire them to achieve higher performance levels.

Motivating employees is often on the list of "top management challenges." The task can be difficult because no two employees are the same and each will respond differently to your motivational efforts.

Surveys have shown that the rewards and recognition techniques with the greatest motivational impact are practiced the least --even though they are easier and less expensive to use.