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how to motivate your employees without spending your resources
Did you know that there are ways to motivate your employees and increase employee engagement without spending a dime. Consider these three strategies:
- Build a top-notch culture.
Your company’s culture is ever changing and can be built every day by the various actions and attitudes of everyone in your workforce. If you have even just one toxic employee, they may bring down the atmosphere around them. So decide what kind of culture you want your organization to have—innovative, agile,etc. Some of the greatest cultures have started off with employees who complemented each other and the culture. Remember that skills can be taught, but personality is typically much harder to change.
- Focus on leadership qualities.
Engaged employees are likely looking for two specific qualities in their leaders: strong performance and transparency. To get performance, you might consider focusing on leadership skills not just general job skills. When it comes to transparency, being open about communication may be valuable to employees while costing you nothing. Establishing multiple channels for communicating information may help and use these outlets as ways to share important company information such as performance, goals and upcoming changes.
- Help employees develop.
Finally, you might guide your employees on their path of professional growth. This means focusing beyond their current job duties and day-to-day expectations. Consider finding out what their interests are, and help them pursue those interests by giving them additional responsibilities at work. Keeping their interests piqued at work may not only keep them on their toes, but also potentially help them develop new skills.
These steps do not take much in the way of resources, just effort. But that effort may benefit your company by helping you get a stronger team, a more positive work environment, a more invested workforce and all the other benefits of high employee engagement.
