8 Hindrances to Motivating Employees

Most effective managers know how to motivate employees, but sometimes their attempts in motivating employees has the opposite effect. The following eight actions, as listed by nfib.com, are sure to demotivate your workers and kill employee engagement.

1. Criticizing them publicly.
It may seem like a good idea to call out employees in front of their coworkers, reasoning that the public display will deter others from making the same mistakes. Don’t do it! Odds are everyone involved will feel bad and awkward during and after the critique. Instead, if an employee must be reprimanded, do it behind closed doors, and see if you can turn it into a coaching opportunity.

2. Failing to praise.
Employees want to know that their hard work is noticed and appreciated. Nothing will kill employee engagement faster than wondering what the point of all that hard work is. If your goal is motivating employees, praising them for their accomplishments is one of the best and fastest ways to do so.

3. Not following up.
If you solicit ideas from your employees, make sure to keep them updated about the status—both success and failure. Asking for advice and not following through shows a huge lack of respect, and is certain to diminish employee engagement.

 

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For the remaining five hindrances to motivating employees, click here for the full blog post from Ty Hall on Profiles International's Workplace 101 Blog. 

 

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