Ways to Motivate & Retain Your Top Employees

September 7, 2018

Keeping your employees motivated and happy goes a long way to improve your employee retention. It can be a tiring job to be sure your employees stay motivated through the ups and downs of daily operations, but by following a few guidelines, you will be able to seamlessly motivate your employees, which can keep your top employees around for the long run.

Key Tips to Employee Motivation and Retention

Motivating your employees is not as difficult as it might seem. Your team wants to be lead with purpose and a bit of personal attention. By incorporating these strategies, you will be able to keep your employees motivated and increase employee retention.

Be Clear About Expectations

It’s so important managers and supervisors are clear about their expectations for their employees. People will more often leave a manager, rather than leave a job or company. One of the best ways to keep your employees is to be clear about expectations regarding growth opportunity, daily tasks, wages or compensation, and company goals. When workers know what’s expected of them, they have a greater sense of purpose which translates to overall worker happiness.

Allow Employees to Speak Their Minds

Another great way to achieve higher employee retention is to create an environment where employees feel comfortable speaking their minds. Workers want to be able to share ideas, feedback, or frustrations. When a company allows the proper avenues for open communication, it makes their employees feel significant and valued. Workers will be more motivated and less likely to leave a company when they feel they can speak their mind to their co-workers and supervisors.

Reward and Recognize Your Employees

Employees want to feel their work is appreciated. A company can motivate and retain their employees by recognizing effort and accomplishments, and rewarding those workers who meet or exceed job performance expectations. Sometimes, the reward or recognition can come in the obvious form of an increase in compensation. Other times, small gift cards, or lunch outings are appropriate.

Know Your Employees

While it’s not a good idea to become friends with your employees, it is motivating for employees to feel as though you are invested in them. Getting to know your employees’ hobbies or even some personal goals can help increase their motivation at the office, and also feel more connected to your company, increasing their likelihood to stay at the company for many years.

Create a Healthy Company Culture

There are many ways to create a healthy and positive company culture. This can also help increase your employee retention. For more information on how to enrich your office culture and retain happy employees, contact MS-IL Staffing & Packaging.

 

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