Employee motivation or mistakes in communication with subordinates: what every boss should know

01.07.2024 10:20
Updated: 28.09.2024 01:32

Every manager understands well that the state of the company, its well-being and success depend on positive relations with the team.

Many management representatives always ask themselves the question of motivating employees and try to build relationships with employees as profitably as possible.

It is very important to maintain work discipline in the team, so demotivation of employees is the nightmare of any manager.

Here are some particularly important and common mistakes in communication between management and subordinates that hinder the successful development of the company and its further success.

Late payment of wages

In such cases, trust in management is lost, and employees lose the incentive to perform their work duties productively and effectively.

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Guaranteed payment of bonuses

The main thing is not to fix the bonus amount forever, otherwise it will look more like a salary, for which employees will not make more efforts. However, without a bonus, employees will completely lose their incentive and may even rebel.

Realistic work plan

An achievable plan will instill more confidence in employees and increase their productivity.

Often, if the work plan seems impossible to implement, then employees do not see the point in extra efforts, since they clearly understand that they will not be able to carry out all the instructions from the start. As a result, they do even less work than usual.

A special approach to your team

Perhaps a certain pattern of behavior established somewhere else may not be suitable for your team.

Therefore, management needs to deeply analyze the contingent of their team and look for a special approach to maintain friendly relations and motivate employees.

Proper encouragement of employees

In order to establish more trusting and close relationships with employees, management needs to reward those who stand out most in the quality and volume of work they do.

Thus, the best employees will feel needed and recognized, and those who have not yet achieved such high results will be motivated to work more and better. They will have a living example of rewarding the best employees and an incentive to move up.

No changes in the incentive scheme

If management sees some kind of discord in communication with employees, they should pay close attention to this and look for ways to solve the problem.

The company will be able to see development only if everyone in the team strives to work for the benefit of the company and changes for the sake of a friendly team.

Misjudging the incentive scheme

Often, management cannot correctly assess the state of the communication atmosphere in the team.

As a result, the business does not develop, since the employee motivation system simply does not change.

The workers, in turn, do not know in which direction to move, and also do not change anything in the performance of their duties.

This system of relationships within a team is initially a failure and will never lead to the development of the company, but will only drag it to the bottom.

These tips can help increase the level of motivation in the team and improve the performance of employees.

Employees, in turn, will feel comfortable in the team, which will strengthen the overall atmosphere of trust between employees and managers.

By following all these rules and having a certain approach to the team, the company is doomed to success, profits will grow exponentially, and relations between team members will only improve.

Previously, we talked about seven financial traps that are best avoided.

Author: Vitaly Kisterny Editor-in-Chief

Content
  1. Late payment of wages
  2. Guaranteed payment of bonuses
  3. Realistic work plan
  4. A special approach to your team
  5. Proper encouragement of employees
  6. No changes in the incentive scheme
  7. Misjudging the incentive scheme