5 Ways To Motivate Your Employees

Most business owners and managers would agree that your employees are the heart of your business. Here are five ways to engage and motivate your employees: 

#1 Set goals together.

Bring your employees into the planning and give them a chance to provide input. Work with your employees to set short-term and long-term goals.

#2 Check-in regularly.

Be available and schedule regular meetings to check-in with each of your employees about the goals and deadlines you previously set.

#3 Establish a working relationship with each employee

Get to know each of your employees and form a working relationship with each (via the two previous tips). Doing so enables you to motivate on an individual basis, which can go a long way to make your employees feel motivated.

#4 Be positive.

Leaders have a significant impact on the tone, especially when it comes to attitude. Encourage positivity by reflecting positivity.

#5 Provide perspective and transparency.

As a leader, you can provide your employees with a wider perspective. Making an effort to communicate with your employees about how each of their roles play a part in achieving the larger team goal can help to boost motivation.

And, be transparent with your employees. Doing so not only helps to provide context and perspective, but also helps avoid situations in which anyone is caught off guard. 

(Source: https://www.inc.com/ilya-pozin/14-highly-effective-ways-to-motivate-employees.html)