This document outlines 10 team motivation killers and provides suggestions on how to fix them. The motivation killers are: 1) inadequate rewards, 2) awful office space, 3) no self-development, 4) inefficient collaboration, 5) negative people, 6) fear of failure, 7) lack of clear goals, 8) micromanaging bosses, 9) useless meetings, and 10) wasting team time. Suggested fixes include clearly defining a rewards system, rethinking open office layouts, providing training opportunities, asking for team input, measuring employee happiness, not punishing mistakes, implementing objectives and key results, giving freedom to the team, properly preparing for meetings, and using collaboration tools.

1. Happy team is a productive team. Avoid motivation killers and
implement fixes to amend the situations.
10 TEAM MOTIVATION
KILLERS
HOW TO FIX THEM

2. Not paying your team-members what they’re
worth.
26% of Engaged Employees would leave their
current job for just a 5% pay increase
1. INADEQUATE REWARDS
Fix: Clearly define an open rewards system
x% x+5%

3. Not providing an environment that nurtures
productivity
Open office setups report 62% more sick days
2. AWFUL OFFICE SPACE
Fix: Re-think the open office layout

4. Not providing the chance to learn
Did you know? Google allows employees spend
20% of time on their own personal projects
3. NO SELF-DEVELOPMENT
Fix: Send your team to a fun training
M T W T F S S
PERSONAL TIME

5. Not letting team-members have a say in anything
On average, 39% of workers don’t feel their input is
appreciated
4. INEFFICIENT COLLABORATION
Fix: Ask a question every now and then.

6. Not paying attention on your teams happiness
24% of actively disengaged employees spread
negativity to coworkers.
5. NEGATIVE PEOPLE
Fix: Measure employee happiness

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8. Not cultivating an open culture
Did you know? Warren Buffett was rejected by
Harvard University.
6. FEAR OF FAILURE
Fix: Don’t punish people for their honest mistakes
FAILURE

9. Not setting clearly defined objectives and a
focus.
63% of study respondents said that not knowing
which work was the priority wasted their time
7. LACK OF CLEAR GOALS
Fix: Implement OKR’s (Objectives and Key Results).
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10. Fix: Use the PPP (progress, plans, problems) process to get insights
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38% would rather do
unpleasant activities
than sit next to their
micromanaging boss.
Not giving enough freedom to the team
8. MICROMANAGING BOSSES

11. Fix: Use http://teammeetingchecklist.com to properly prepare
9. USELESS MEETINGS
Not providing an agenda and not sticking the
time-schedule
Average professional wastes 3,8 hours per week on
unproductive meetings

12. Fix: Use smart tools like Weekdone to collaborate with the team
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Team is willing to work long hours, if they feel their
time is not wasted.
96% of respondents felt they receive unnecessary
e-mails that waste their time
10. WASTING YOUR TEAM’S TIME

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