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Employee motivation can be an easy task especially when the team leader demonstrates the appropriate disciplines. The simple disciplines encourage employee motivation to happen naturally. The wonders of “monkey see, monkey do” approach.
Motivation, whether it is self motivation or employee motivation, is the trigger to act. The factors involved to personally motivate and to inspire are not necessarily the factors that motivate all individuals or that lead to overall employee motivation.
No one can conjure up the means to motivate you, only you can discover the best methods in which to motivate yourself. Employee motivation comes from within the individual.
A good and well equipped team leader will demonstrate the appropriate behaviours and create an environment that accentuates employee motivation.
There are two types of self or employee motivation: External and Internal
External employee motivation comes from awards, bonuses, titles, promotions, money, etc. These are motivators commonly referred to as the hygiene factors. Unfortunately these external motivators do not last and are not a good source for employee motivation.
Let’s pretend we are a team and we had a great year. We decide to give everyone a $5,000 bonus. Everyone is happy and employee motivation is at an all time high.
A year goes by and the organization did not have such a great year and may be considering laying off some team members. Compared to the previous year, what will the employees expect in terms of a bonus and how will this impact employee motivation?
Certainly disappointment is eminent and employee motivation will flounder. In order to maintain the current employee motivation, the organization would be expected to offer the same bonus as or higher than the previous year.
This is not possible and decreases employee motivation. I draw your attention to the old donkey and carrot story. External employee motivation is never lasting.
Team leaders should focus on the alternative, internal employee motivation. Employee motivation, like success, grows from the inside out and not from the external to the internal.
In order to understand internal employee motivation you need to understand yourself and trust your abilities to carry you forward. This is a key factor in building employee motivation.
What do you want to be, to do or to have in life? Combine your dreams with passion and you will be self motivated. A solid foundation for employee motivation.
Internal or self motivators enable you to demonstrate all the appropriate behaviours. It is inevitable that a confident, hard-working team player, who recognizes the contributions of others and rewards them with acknowledgement, will pass on those behaviours. These positive behaviours will lead directly to employee motivation. As individuals, we reap what we sow.
As a team leader, if you are critical of yourself, you will be critical of others. This is not an acceptable contribution toward employee motivation. However, if you accept the abilities you bring to the table and recognize your achievements, you will be a good leader, a team player and allow your employees to do the job they were hired to do. Recognition for a job well done is strong employee motivation.
You may find it hard to believe but recognition is the most powerful employee motivation of all. Research has shown that there is a stronger need in society today for recognition than there is for sex and money. Now that says something about employee motivation.
Employee motivation is positive reinforcement. Positive reinforcement builds our self-esteem. Our self-esteem is depicted by the manner in which we see ourselves. We can either focus internally through our personal beliefs or externally by following the beliefs of others.
Employee motivation starts from within. Lead as you would like to be led. Allow the employee to do the job they have been entrusted to do. Give the employee the recognition for a job well done. Build a strong foundation of challenge, inspiration and trust. Employee motivation is an investment in people and in the company’s future.
Employee motivation equals better performance and a willingness to grow. The employee must earn the respect of others and trust their hard work will be acknowledged. These are the simple mechanics to building self-esteem and the key to success. Employee motivation is a giant step forward for any organization.
Let’s take a look at other forms of employee motivation. Be complimentary. All individuals strive to do better, to work harder and to learn more if they are complimented in front of their piers on a job well done. This form of employee motivation will in turn be passed on to others.
Employee motivation is focusing on individual strengths. Assign the employee a task he/she performs best. Employee motivation will be realized with enthusiasm and productivity.
Education is of the utmost importance with respect to employee motivation. Education comes in the form of regular team discussions, workshops and seminars. Employee motivation will be increased by sharing the ideas and visions for the future with them. They are enlightened by others striving to get ahead and to make a difference. Employee motivation takes a step forward toward accepting change and setting new goals.
Employee motivation should be exciting. It should bring on enthusiasm and energy. Employee motivation spells success if the foundation consists of encouragement, acknowledgement and enthusiasm. Employee motivation begins with You.
Employee motivation through recognition is positive reinforcement. Imagine the possibilities. The end result is happy, motivated achievers and a business operating with positive enforcements. The internal employee motivation creates the first wave to success and the external employee motivation follows in its wake.

Online Personal Ads, the method of choice for singles to meet since the dawn of the computer age in the 1980′s, have paved the way for today’s 21st century dating sites. One of the greatest contributions of online dating has been its popularity and success among all classes of people, thereby offering both the means and the opportunity for anyone to fall in love.Accompanying all of the new options for online dating, a new hero has emerged in the form of the Online Dating Coach. If you’re lucky enough to find this type of practitioner, you’ll be rewarded with a combination of psychologist, social worker, and marketing strategist – all rolled up into one!When you hire a professional Dating Coach, he or she will help you determine the type of partner you’re seeking. Your dating coach will guide you in completing all of the Online Dating questionnaires and help you develop your Dating Profile. You’ll be interviewed by phone during an initial one or two-hour consultation, and during this coaching call you’ll be asked about your dating history and the qualities you’re seeking in a partner. There are thousands of possibilities waiting for you, so one of the first goals is to define what you’re seeking. Do you want to meet singles for fun on the weekends, or are you looking for something more serious? With all of the information that results from this call, along with your interests and your preferred type of relationship, your dating coach will create a success strategy for you to get started.Your Dating Profile is the interface between you and the other site members, so it’s important that it be designed properly. Your profile is critical in helping you meet the prospects with whom you’ll be happy. So working with your Dating Coach, you’ll have the opportunity to explore your values, your goals – and your non-negotiables too. Your next relationship may last for many years (and perhaps forever) so your dating coach will need your input and attention. He will help you create a dating profile that stands out and captures the minds and the hearts of your matches.Your Online Dating Profile is, in some ways, an expanded version of a Personal Ad from a magazine or newspaper. It describes your background, your education, your family ties and more – and articulates your core beliefs about dating. A creatively designed Online Dating Profile can make a huge difference in the matches you’ll end up meeting. So love it or not, working on your Dating Profile is the most important first step in getting started.Some of my clients have told me that designing their profile was in some ways like being in a classroom. But virtually all of them thanked me once the profile was complete and dozens of potential Soulmates started emailing their introductions! There is both an art and a science to designing a dating profile, and in many ways, it’s like a full-page advertisement. There’s a headline at the top, an introductory paragraph that follows, and several lists of “benefits” and “features.” Are you romantic and do you dream about meeting your next love at the top of the Eifel Tower? Or are you pragmatic and grounded, and instead see yourself as a gardener of life growing flowers?You’ll only have a second to make a first impression, and your Dating Coach knows this too, without question. So put your faith in him and take a risk in opening your heart to someone who may start out as a stranger. Before you know it, you’ll be talking on the phone and then meeting for a cup of coffee! Your coach will walk you through the steps in meeting your matches, knowing one of them may end up making your heart sing. This is a proven process, using modern technology with a twist of some old world wisdom. Your dating coach knows the recipe and will prepare you for the day when you’ll be walking down the aisle with your Soulmate!

What if self help books just help the self which creates your problems in the first place? I’ll get back to that in a moment. First I want to say that many such books certainly can be helpful. A book on how to speak in front of a crowd can help with that, for example, and a book on how to eat or exercise better can be valuable as well.

But then there are the books that are meant to help you become a “better” person in general. These are the ones about self esteem, motivation, attitude and self image. Do these make your life better? Some are useful, but there is one glaring flaw in many of them.

The problem I am referring to is the excessive focus on the “ego” self, as though helping that grow stronger or “better” is somehow an improvement. Some books recommend affirmations, for example, which you use to convince yourself that you are strong, wealthy, or healthy, without reference to reality. But what a fragile sort of confidence you gain when it is based on this sort of posturing.

Wouldn’t it be better to have the capacity to be happy and at peace even if you are weak, poor, and ill? There is certainly nothing wrong with pursuing strength, wealth and health, but being attached to these outcomes as an important part of who you are creates a lot of unnecessary stress and suffering. Yet this is what many “self help books” encourage you to do.

Do we really want to encourage our ego self? This is the self that creates an image of who we “should” be, and reminds us (painfully) when we don’t live up to that image. This is the self which tells us we need to impress others, to be “great” and to rush to achieve as much as we can to prove how “important” we are. It is forever comparing us to an ideal it invents and then making us suffer for not living up to it.

Following the advice of this false self is a recipe for anxiety and mental pain. Why, then, would we want self help books which encourage us to build it up, and to embrace it even more strongly, when letting it go is what we really need? We don’t need such books.

This touches on areas that are commonly called spiritual, but the label isn’t necessary. Simple honest observation can show us that whatever our true self consists of, there are also parts of us that encourage chasing false values based on what this ego self insists is important. Peace of mind is certainly more valuable than any of the temporary emotional highs we can get through that sort of “self help.”

When choosing and using self help books then, avoid those which plainly encourage the ego self. These include any which suggest that success is about making lots of money, being better than others, impressing people, improving your “self image” through pretenses, or in any way building up a “self” that can be torn down. Look for those which help you let go of the nonsense associated with this “created” identity, and help you act from a deeper purpose and sense of who you are.

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