| Now that we have an economic crisis looming above | | | | and resilience. If you're a supermarket manager, for |
| our heads, learning how to motivate your employees | | | | example, you can always dedicate a few hours of |
| without money becomes more important than ever. | | | | your time making rounds and helping customers get |
| Doing this can help you improve the overall | | | | what they want. |
| performance of your employees. It will encourage | | | | Don't use your position to lord over your employees. |
| them to work ever harder and strive for the | | | | That's not going to motivate them to perform better. In |
| company's goals. | | | | fact, that will only drive them to do worse. Instead, |
| So do you want to know how to motivate your | | | | show them that you're not embarrassed to do what |
| employees without money? Here are a few ideas that | | | | they're doing. Instill a bit of pride in their work by not |
| are worth checking out. | | | | hesitating to help a customer out yourself. |
| 1) There are other things equally, or more, important | | | | 3) Praise work well done. |
| than money. | | | | When employees are praised, they generally feel |
| Perhaps the first thing you have to do is to instill the | | | | better about themselves and about their situation. Don't |
| belief that money is not all that. Encourage charity | | | | be afraid to tell your cashier that he or she is doing a |
| among your people. After all, there are more important | | | | good job. Don't hold back when your employees show |
| things in life at stake. A company that has solid values | | | | dedication to their work. |
| will get very far. Encourage values such as service, | | | | A lot of companies have weekly meetings so why |
| trust and hard work. | | | | don't you use these meetings to acknowledge jobs |
| Those who show exemplary values should be | | | | that are well done? Believe me. Small words of |
| rewarded. Not by money, because that will defeat the | | | | encouragement go a long way. |
| purpose, but by other things. Say a medal, trophy or | | | | If you want to know how to motivate your employees |
| certificate of achievement or recognition. These things | | | | without money, you're going to have to appeal to the |
| don't have to cost much, but they will be treasured by | | | | other things that they hold dear. Make sure to |
| the recipient because they appeal to the employee's | | | | emphasize positive values, promote cooperation, serve |
| ego. | | | | as a good example and acknowledge work that is |
| 2) Be one with them. | | | | well done. When you do this, employees will do |
| Another way on how to motivate your employees | | | | everything in their power to perform better. |
| without money is by being an example of hard work | | | | |