Do You Want A Highly Motivated Team Who Don't Take Time Offwork, Don't Keep Looking For Other Jobs And Make A Positivecontribution To Your Business? If The Answer Is "yes," Then There Are Three Steps You Needto Take With Each Member Of Your Team.Step 1 - Spend Some Quality TimeI Didn't Say "quantity Time" I Said "quality Time." One Ortwo Minutes Of Quality Time On A Regular Basis Are Far Moreproductive Than A One Hour Review Every Year. You Need To Get To Know Each Member Of Your Team Better Andthey Need To Get To Know You.This Will Help You Build A Positive Relationship With Each Team Member. You'll Gain A Much Better Understanding Ofthem And How They're Handling The Job. It Will Also Give The Impression That You Care About Theindividual And Show That You're There To Help With Problems Both Personal And Business.Spending Quality Time Will Encourage Opinions And Ideas Toflow From Them And Allows You To Explain The Company'smission. It Gives Them A Feeling Of Being In On Things Whichis A Huge Motivator. It Will Also Help You Build An "early Warning System" Of Anyproblems Both Business And Personal.Finally, It Builds Team Spirit And Morale.Step 2 - Give Feedback And CoachYou Need To Regularly Tell Each Member Of Your Team Whenthey're Doing Well And When Not So Well. I Read Some Recent Research That Suggested 65 Of Employees In The US Received No Recognition At Work In The Past Year.My Experience Tells Me That It's Much The Same Throughout The World And Much Worse In Some Countries.Some Managers Still Believe - "why Should I Praise Peoplewhen They're Only Doing What They're Paid To Do."If You Want A Happy And Motivated Team Then You Need To Tell Them When They're Doing Well.It's Also Important To Tell People When They're Notperforming Well. There Are Too Many Managers Who Eitherignore Poor Behaviour Or Come Down On The Person Like A Ton Of Bricks. There Are Particular Ways To Give Feedback And Coachand They're Described In Detail In The Book - How To GetMore Sales By Motivating Your Team.Step 3 - Be A BelieverWe're Now Getting Into The Area Of "Empowerment" Which Wasfirst Introduced In The 1980's And Became A Bit Of Amanagement Buzzword. However, I Believe That It's One Of Themost Promising But Least Understood Concepts In Teammotivation Today.I'm A Fairly Down To Earth Practical Sort Of Person(probably Comes From My Engineering Background). I'm Not Biginto Motivation Theories Unless I Can See The Benefits Forme - I See A Great Deal Of Benefit For Managers And Teamleaders In Empowerment. Empowerment Is About Utilising The Knowledge, Skill,experience And Motivation Power That's Already Within Yourpeople. The Majority Of People In Teams And Organisationsthroughout The World Are Severely Underutilised. Your Teamhave Probably More To Offer In Terms Of Skill, Knowledge Andexperience.Put This To The Test Right Away - Implement These Steps,motivate Your Team And Achieve Your Business Goals.
