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- 1. Employee motivation and engagement How to unleash your employees’ performance and potential Daniel Lafreniere
- 2. disengagement The state of employee in the workplace
- 3. Employees have needs Managers mostly focus on providing the basic employees’ needs when they should focus on motivational and relational ones to truly engage people. This is not without consequences. Work environment Tools Clear goals /challenges Feedback/ dialogue Sense of progress Empowerment Purpose/ meaning Salary Benefits Training Evaluation Basic Motivational Relational Self-actualization Appreciation/ recognition Team spirit Effective leadership
- 4. 70% of American workers are not engaged This disengagement costs between $450 billion to $550 billion in lost productivity per year in the USA. Source: Gallup (2013). State of the American Workplace.
- 5. Employees don’t feel appreciated 55% of workers would quit for another company that recognizes their efforts and contributions. Source: Globoforce (2012). Revealing Key Practices for Effective Recognition.
- 6. Employee turnover costs are huge The total cost of losing an employee can range from tens of thousands of dollars to 1.5-2× annual salary. How? Simply by adding the cost of hiring, training, lost productivity, customer service and errors, among other things. Source: Bersin, J. (2013). Employee Retention Now a Big Issue: Why the Tide has Turned.
- 8. 1. Give employees clear and achievable goals Communication is key. Tell them truly what you expect from them.
- 9. 2. Give them a sense of progress According to Teresa Amabile: “Of all the things that can trigger emotions, motivation and perceptions during a work day, the most important is progress: moving forward and achieving something.” Source: Amabile, T. & Kramer, S. (2011). The Progress Principle. HBR Press, Boston, MA.
- 10. 3. Give employees recognition Employees that are appreciated at work not only feel more sure of themselves but also trust their colleagues and managers. When employees are thanked for a job well done, they feel as though they have a purpose. Recognition can enhance motivation by attaining the upper levels of the Maslow hierarchy of needs, which are a sense of belonging, esteem and self-actualization.
- 11. Struggling with employee motivation? Get our free guide on the best practices for employee motivation and recognition. Read the guide
- 12. Rinse and repeat “People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing. That’s why we recommend it daily.” — Zig Ziglar, author, salesman, and motivational speaker
- 13. Being appreciated increases engagement 61% of the employees said that being appreciated by their manager/peers made them feel more positive and increased their engagement. Source: Garr, S. (2012). The State of Employee Recognition in 2012. Bersin & Associates.
- 15. 1. Avoid giving money Unless it is critical for employees’ remuneration, avoid giving money. In a recent study carried out among salespeople, Doug Chung from Harvard University demonstrated that they preferred rewards that were not monetary, such as points they can accumulate to take a day off or buy a new TV, rather than money of similar value. Source: Chung, D.J. (2015). How to Really Motivate Salespeople. HBR, April 2015.
- 16. 2. Offer small rewards more often In their study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology, Carey Morewedge and colleagues came to the conclusion that “all else being equal, the majority of people prefer having or experiencing many small pleasures in life, rather than only a few great pleasures.” Source: Morewedge C. K. et al. (2007) Mispredicting the Hedonic Benefits of Segregated Gains, Journal of Experimental Psychology, 136, 700-709.
- 17. 3. Offer time Offering a day off, letting people take a few hours to take care of time-consuming tasks, or simply giving people time to do something else, has become a reward that employees really crave.
- 18. 4. Offer an experience 57% of Americans surveyed say that receiving an experience (lunch/diner, tickets for the movies, a show, sporting event or trip) made them happier than a simple material good. Only 34% said the contrary. Source: Nicolao, L. et al. (2009). Happiness for sale: Do experiential purchases make consumer happier than material purchases? Journal of Consumer Research, 36(2), 188-198.
- 19. 5. Offer badges Giving a badge for an achievement or behaviour is a nice way to motivate and reward employees when on a tight budget. Once obtained, badges show peers and other managers that an employee has developed a certain skill or performed a remarkable achievement. The fact that colleagues are earning badges makes others want to surpass themselves too.
- 20. 6. Surprise them! Another way to engage people in their work is to offer unexpected prizes. Surprise them! Novelty always irresistibly begets employees’ attention. What’s more: people get a heightened sense of pleasure and anticipation when they receive positive surprises.
- 21. “Recognition is important, very important, simply because it is proof of a person’s progress and achievements, which attracts the attention of and accolades from others.” — Dan Pink
- 22. More motivation More engagement When managers recognize employees’ contribution, engagement increases by 60%. 82% of respondents indicated that appreciation is one of the key factors in improving their motivation. 78% of employees stated that they would work harder if they had more recognition from their employers. Sources: Garr, S. (2012). The State of Employee Recognition in 2012. Bersin & Associates and Globoforce (2012). Revealing Key Practices for Effective Recognition.
- 23. Wait a minute!I’ve read somewhere that giving awards is bad for motivation
- 24. Intrinsic vs extrinsic Proponents of the self-determination principle believe there are only two types of motivation: intrinsic (internal) and extrinsic (external). According to other academics, this dualism is invalid because human motives are multifaceted and do not divide into just two kinds. Source: Reiss, S. (2012). Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation. Teaching of Psychology, March 2012.
- 25. Idealists vs realists Realists argue that in the real world extrinsic rewards are common, expected, and needed to enhance or maintain motivation. Idealists, on the other hand, suggest that the real world is merely a human construction, one that might be reconstructed to de-emphasize extrinsic rewards. Source: Urdan, T. (2003). Intrinsic Motivations, Extrinsic Rewards, and Divergent Views of Reality. Book Review in Educational Psychology Review, Vol. 15, No. 3 Septembre 2003.
- 26. Different people, different needs The debate is ongoing, but one thing is for sure: different people have different needs as to what motivates. In a nutshell, rewarding and recognizing employees (in a variety of different forms) plays a crucial role in improving overall engagement.
- 27. “Not rewarding people who have come to expect rewards may produce negative reactions from those people, resulting in a workforce and student body that is less motivated.” — Suzanne Hidi, Associate Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Toronto
- 28. Incentive programs are an investment 46% of upper management in large-scale companies deem that incentive programs are an investment and not an expense. Source: WorldatWork. (2013). Trends in Employee Recognition.