Tips to Motivate Employees & Appreciate them

Appreciation is the biggest motivator for everyone. Everyone likes to be appreciated especially when they know they are working hard and contributing to the company's growth. Unfortunately most employers fail to understand the importance of appreciation.

Employees often feel that they are not being appreciated or their efforts are not being recognized. If such feelings persist, you stand to lose even your most loyal employees. Appreciating your employee doesn't harm anyone. Rather it works in the company's benefit. Check out the ways in which you can acknowledge your employees:

Applaud employees' efforts

Praise your employees whenever a job is done well. Acknowledge them for their hard work and contributions. Once in a while, send them a thank you note saying things like, “Well done. Great work.” All these little gestures indicate that their work is valued.

Make it a point, to praise an employee in front of other colleagues. If an employee has done something good, sharing the appreciation in front of others will not only motivate that particular employee, it will also encourage others to do better.

Even if the ideas given by the employees fail, appreciate them for the efforts they have put into creating those ideas or giving them shape. Keep encouraging your employees so that they keep coming up with new ideas. This will instill motivation and positive thinking in them. After all, winning is not important. Making the effort is.

Little rewards

If a certain project is delivered within deadline or if some department has excelled in a certain work, take them out for a lunch or a movie once in a while. Or gift them tickets to a concert. It is a great way to unwind and boost team work and bonding as well.

Be friendly

As a top person in your organization, you need to look beyond work and deadlines all the time. Ask your employees about their hobbies, families and how they spend weekend. It just shows that you value and care for your employees.

Bonus

Give your employees a bonus or an increment every once in a while. It indicates that you appreciate the excellent work done. If you notice a terrific improvement or a superb performance by an employee, you can offer them a raise or a give them a promotion.

Employees of the month recognition

Every month, you can choose an “Employees of the month”. You can dedicate a space in the office where you can place the picture of the employee of the month along with details about what accomplishment the concerned employee made to earn that reward.

To ensure harmony in your organization and to keep employees motivated, you can also consult experienced CEOs in CEO clubs or CEO associations to learn and understand how other entrepreneurs face and resolve such challenges and keep the morale of the employees high.