how to inspire and motivate your employees

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How to Inspire and Motivate Your Employees

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Align your employee's values with their work or task at hand whenever possible.

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Ask for their feedback- all the time. Be open to modifying company policies, strategy and especially your leadership style so you can be more effective

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Be clear and concise with your communication to them. Don't ever assume they know what you’re saying unless there is

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Over-communicate the information they need to work effectively. Ensure that they know exactly what your

priorities and needs are right now. The most disengaged employees usually have no idea what they should be doing.

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Don’t exclude your employees when you make important decisions- especially when their welfare is at stake.

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Have your leadership team co-create or help you modify your company's new vision.

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Make sure they are capable, and have enough time, to do the tasks they've been assigned.

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Make sure they know why it’s important they do a certain task.

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Never let your staff feel too overwhelmed. Keep offering them support even when you think they

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Always challenge and reframe any negativity in their mindset.

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LISTEN to your employees as if they are the most important people in the world. This is the greatest

gift you can give them- and yourself.www.E3.solutions

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When an employee is upset, don't get defensive. Simply repeat back their concerns so they know

they've been heard, then tell them their feelings are completely normal and understandable.

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Become a master at using empowering questions whenever possible. Questions like:

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!!What’s the worst that can happen?

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!!What do you want to accomplish?

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!!What have you learnt from that?

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!!What makes this important to you?

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In smaller team meetings start by asking each staff member:

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What are some possible challenges you might be facing?

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!!What's a success we can celebrate today?

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!!What else is going really well?

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Remind your colleagues how critical they are to the organization's success.

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Publicly recognize and celebrate each employee's success whenever the opportunity arises.

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Get their BUY-IN whenever you can by putting a choice in their hands.

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Remind your team members how their work is positively impacting a client or the organization.

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Make sure they know how much you and the company values, respects and appreciates them.

The greatest leaders put their employees ahead of everyone else.

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Cut the red tape and give your employees more power to make frontline decisions. Your trust in them

will help decrease your workload, increase their confidence and make your company more efficient.

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Give them the autonomy they need. Consider hoteling opportunities so your employees can

have more flexible work schedules.www.E3.solutions

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Without overwhelming them, make sure they are always challenged, and developing personally and professionally. Boredom is disengagement's best

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Give up you're need to be right, even when you know you are! It takes a big person to swallow

their ego.www.E3.solutions

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Be expressive with your emotions, but manage them. Raise your voice when praising. Lower it

when reprimanding.www.E3.solutions

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Encourage your leaders to share their ideas on how to solve problems or make things better.

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Always give your team members as much of the credit as possible.

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NEVER use aggression or coercion to get what you want. Tyrannical leaders eventually lose the

respect, trust and ability to lead those around them.www.E3.solutions

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Maintain a positive, energetic and enthusiastic attitude at all times. Your outlook and level of energy

sets the standard to which others will aspire.www.E3.solutions

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Get to know them. Find out what's going on in their lives outside the office. Ask questions that show you're interested in their families, wellbeing, etc.

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