| Employee motivation is the ability to get your | | | | what their vision for the future is. It is only through |
| employees to do their job better and more efficiently. | | | | conveying this information that the employee will feel |
| This should be a part of all new employee training as | | | | like an integral part of the organization. However, it is |
| well as an important part of ongoing or continuing | | | | more than just giving them this information. You have |
| training. There are many ways to motivate your | | | | to make the employee feel that they fit in and that |
| employees. | | | | they are actually contributing to the mission and vision |
| John C. Maxwell (a well-known author and motivational | | | | of the company. |
| speaker) has the best views on employee motivation. | | | | So then employee motivation is more than training and |
| He feels that you need to develop the leaders around | | | | having a mission statement and a vision. How do you |
| you. You do this effectively by assigning tasks to | | | | know if you're getting it right? You will know if you are |
| individuals based on their particular strengths and | | | | getting it right because your employees will tell you. |
| talents. This sets them up to succeed. When | | | | Properly motivated employees don't leave. This is why |
| employees feel successful they are naturally | | | | it is so critical to properly motivate and train them. |
| motivated to accomplish more. This allows you to | | | | When people feel that they are truly part of the vision |
| assign them increasingly complicated tasks without the | | | | want to stay. Look at the company COSTCO. They |
| worry of failure. | | | | have a very low turnover rate. They promote from |
| There is more to employee motivation than just | | | | within. Their employees are part of the vision and the |
| assigning tasks correctly. To truly motivate your | | | | company's mission. They are trained from day one |
| employees you have to let them know what the | | | | about the company, its mission and where they fit in. |
| company's vision is. They need to know and see the | | | | They are also shown how they can grow with the |
| big picture. It is much easier to chart a course (and | | | | company. |
| stay on course) when everyone on board knows | | | | Proper employee motivation can save a company |
| where they are going. Part of the employee's training | | | | time, money and resources. |
| needs to be in what the company's mission is and | | | | |