3 Ways how employee motivation gets destroyed!

Posted by Berndgeropp under Human Resources
From http://www.more-leadership.com 4185 days ago
Made Hot by: thecorneroffice on June 5, 2013 9:01 pm

Lots of managers want to motivate their employees. I believe that is the wrong approach. You don’t need to motivate but you have to take care that you don’t demotivate.

I share with you 3 ways how employee’s motivation can be easily destroyed and how you can avoid doing this.

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Written by AngelBiz
4181 days ago

Bernd - I like the way you portray the issue. If the managers stop demotivating employes that itself can solve lot of problems. The three reasons you mentioned are right on the mark. I would also add one more - stop taking credit fr yourself for the work employees have done. A good manager gives all the credit to its employees and takes the blames for himself.

I also think you still need motivating techniques along with stopping demotivating ones. The combination of the two will bring out the best in employees.

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Written by Berndgeropp
4180 days ago

Thank you for your comment. Yes, taking credit for yourself for the work employees have done is another huge demotivator.

I do not totally agree that you need motivating techniques because I believe that most people are motivated by themself. Motivating techniques sounds for me to me too much like a mechanical technique. But maybe it is the phrase "motivating others" which I am not happy with. :-) I would rather use inspiring others than motivating.

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