Hi, my name is Pat Goodwin with Pat Goodwin Associates. Today we're going to talk about
tips for motivating employees. Motivating employees can be as simple as recognizing
them each day that they come to work. Being a friendly environment; being a courteous
environment where they feel welcome when they come to work. Motivating employees can be
as simple as thanking them for doing a good job. People know they're worthy, but they
need to feel worthy. There are some very simple professional things that you can do to make
an employee feel valued. Thank them for a job well done. Ask them if there's anything
that they need that you can help them with. If you're in the management level and you're
looking to further motivate your employees, have a meeting and sit down and say, "I want
to thank you all for the great job you're doing". "I appreciate the skill that you bring".
"I appreciate the experience that you bring and I would like to ask you what could I do
to be of more help to you"? "How can I help you be a better performer"? "How can I help
you succeed in your job"? Just by offering help can motivate the employees. If you are
not experienced in their field of work particularly, but you are their manager, they are going
to look to you as the manager who is either competent in the work and if you are not as
competent as they are but you recognize the value that they bring and their expertise,
then you need to acknowledge that. That their expertise is outstanding and that you appreciate
the value that they bring to this organization and you want to demonstrate that or show that
by individual recognition. And then they look at, are you trustworthy? Are you fair? So
the two things that employees look for in a manager are competency and trustworthiness
or fairness. So tips for motivating employees can be a variety of things; of taking them
to lunch; recognizing their birthday; doing some things that you do on your own to help
them feel of value. And hopefully those are some tips that will help you to keep employees
motivated.