Leadership is pretty self explanatory and a very important role. Either you are the leader or the leaded. Obviously the leader role is necessary for a business to run and be successful. There are many different leadership styles. You can have a great advisor to lead, or a real jerk that could destroy a company.
Part of a leaders role is to motivate the employees. A business would suffer if you had employees with no drive or morale. Why would they want to go to work if they hate it? It is proven that a good attitude and good working environment will promote motivated employees.
How do you motivate employees? Well, there are many different ways but I think the most desired is money. That is not a common motivational tools these days so if you get that you are one of the lucky few. It could be in the form of a bonus for meeting specific goals. Even a gift card would motivate most employees. It makes them feel like their hard work is being acknowledge.
Other ways to motivate employees may be through a speech or rally. My wife and I were walking through WalMart a few weeks ago. We were walking by the jewelry department and noticed about 25 employees standing around in a circle. A manager was standing in the middle giving a loud motivational speech. The employees would cheer back and clap their hands in rhythm. We thought it was a little strange but interesting. I googled it when I got home and found out it is called the "Morning Cheer" or as Sam Walton originally called it the "Walmart Cheer". I really don't know how well it works but they seemed to be into it.
I do think it is detrimental for a company to explore all types of ways to motivate their employees. Employee moral and positive attitudes are key to a successful business.
1 comment:
I agree with you on this. you are either a leader or you are the leaded. I find that if you are a leader and you make yourself available to your employees, they will run themselves.
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