employee motivation
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Make the environment great. Payrises help to a certain extent. Job satisfaction is the main winner. And telling them that a recession is looming so they should work harder or you'll sack them. 
I was at my last place for 3-4 years despite no real career change simply because the whole company worked well as a team. It was great to work there. Everyone was nice. I still keep in touch.
I was at my last place for 3-4 years despite no real career change simply because the whole company worked well as a team. It was great to work there. Everyone was nice. I still keep in touch.
Edited by shadowninja on Thursday 17th January 23:30
How about a few perks, like gym membership, etc. Might be cheaper than a pay-rise, and if they find the perks particulary handy might make them hesistate a move to similar jobs, i.e "if I go there im going to have to start paying membership fees again" etc. Dont know if theres any tax breaks or what not which also might make it good for you?
with less than 15 staff, you have the ideal situation to build a family like work place. Make your place of work, a joy to be in. im not saying have it all play, but have it so your workers actually enjoy coming to work.
listen to your staff, and try to cater for what they say if you can.
not sure if you work in an office with them or in your own office, but make sure you mingle every day, and keep in touch with things
just think what you would want if you were starting
listen to your staff, and try to cater for what they say if you can.
not sure if you work in an office with them or in your own office, but make sure you mingle every day, and keep in touch with things
just think what you would want if you were starting
Anyone got any tips for a person who is lacking motivation due to working in a small team?
The first 12 months have been great, i was expected to learn quite alot in a short space of time and the support team i joined suddenly dropped from 3 employees to just me in 6 months. This wasn't due to cuts more an agreement that once a member of staff left i made it clear i was more than capable of taking on their workload.
However, at the moment my job is not something i enjoy getting out of bed for. The team is great, we work excellently together, it's a great working environment but my job has suddenly become very monotonous! I'm a person who gets bored very easily if i'm not being tested or stretched.
I've requested a sit down chat with my boss, but other than saying i'm bored which the longer i've thought about the worse it sounds i'm stuck. I don't want a pay rise for the sake of it, i want a pay rise because my role has changed or i'm taking on more work. And if they offer me a pay rise but nothing else then i'm afraid i'll be looking for challenges elsewhere. I'm even contemplating applying for university as a mature student.
I'm 23 and really want the chance to specialise in IT at the moment i'm doing mainly support and trying to do as much in the way of development as i can. I've made my bosses aware of my desire to move to the development team but i feel let down by the fact that they have just advertised for a developer externally. I understand that i have only been there 12 months and my skills as said developer would definatley need honing, but it's a job i feel i could do, and a challenge i'm eager to take on board.
I'm confused at the moment, any pearls of wisdom would be great
The first 12 months have been great, i was expected to learn quite alot in a short space of time and the support team i joined suddenly dropped from 3 employees to just me in 6 months. This wasn't due to cuts more an agreement that once a member of staff left i made it clear i was more than capable of taking on their workload.
However, at the moment my job is not something i enjoy getting out of bed for. The team is great, we work excellently together, it's a great working environment but my job has suddenly become very monotonous! I'm a person who gets bored very easily if i'm not being tested or stretched.
I've requested a sit down chat with my boss, but other than saying i'm bored which the longer i've thought about the worse it sounds i'm stuck. I don't want a pay rise for the sake of it, i want a pay rise because my role has changed or i'm taking on more work. And if they offer me a pay rise but nothing else then i'm afraid i'll be looking for challenges elsewhere. I'm even contemplating applying for university as a mature student.
I'm 23 and really want the chance to specialise in IT at the moment i'm doing mainly support and trying to do as much in the way of development as i can. I've made my bosses aware of my desire to move to the development team but i feel let down by the fact that they have just advertised for a developer externally. I understand that i have only been there 12 months and my skills as said developer would definatley need honing, but it's a job i feel i could do, and a challenge i'm eager to take on board.
I'm confused at the moment, any pearls of wisdom would be great
ScuttleRX said:
Dont know if theres any tax breaks or what not which also might make it good for you?
Have you introduced childcare voucher schemes? It works out well for the employees and for you (IIRC - I can't remember the specifics of the scheme, however may not be relevant to you)Do you already have a performance review scheme?
My boss motivates us by offering little bonuses every now and then, sort of an extra fiver for the worker of the day, just little things like that.
Also we have a lot of fun while working (great seeing as we are all remote workers) most of this is done on MSN and via email, but we have jokes flying all over the place, we gee each other on if someone is having a bad day, and most of all we get a lot of thank yous and well dones (as opposed to my last contract where all you ever got was your mistakes pointed out, you could do 600 great replies and one bad one, guess which one they noticed!)
Some times a joke or a thank you goes a long way.
Also we have a lot of fun while working (great seeing as we are all remote workers) most of this is done on MSN and via email, but we have jokes flying all over the place, we gee each other on if someone is having a bad day, and most of all we get a lot of thank yous and well dones (as opposed to my last contract where all you ever got was your mistakes pointed out, you could do 600 great replies and one bad one, guess which one they noticed!)
Some times a joke or a thank you goes a long way.
TimDarracott said:
Anyone got any tips for a person who is lacking motivation due to working in a small team?
Ask your boss for more challenges or a one-off project to manage/work on that's fairly important. Or replace your chair with a spike. If you nod off, you'll wake up very quickly.
ing brilliant.jamoor said:
How do small employees (<15 people) keep staff?
They don't actually have anywhere to go (true for now) we don't have many departments as we keep our costs low rather than having very tall managment structures.
Anyone got any suggestions?
Horses for courses. They don't actually have anywhere to go (true for now) we don't have many departments as we keep our costs low rather than having very tall managment structures.
Anyone got any suggestions?
Some people value the cash, odd perks, company car but some just want a bit of positive stroking by being employee of the month rolled into a weekend away for them to tell everyone they won it as employee of the month, some love the fun so team nighs out, some the flexibility of Wednesday afternoon off to play golf, pick the kids up from playgroup, bodge the wife. If you can find what makes each one tick and do that for them (as long as it has roughly equal value!) they wi take some dislodging. What other job would give them the perks to suit them? Bigger employers are hamstrung by rules.
The best time I ever had was in the worst job locked in a dungeon with lunataics all day and night because the boss was flexible and we had a bit of fun.
Some beneficial "people" things that spring to mind:
- Have the radio on, and allow limited use of MSN (and PH
), and a bit of lighthearted banter
- Every week or two produce a big bag of doughnuts to share.
- Occasionally bring in some cold beers in at 4.30pm and give a team update
- Once or twice a year take the team out for the day to relax on a yacht or similar.
Some beneficial "business" things that spring to mind:
- Offer a generous pension (e.g. 10% plus 5% employee contribution)
- Give praise in front of everyone
- Give bollockings in private
- Be the boss that you would like to view as a role model
I'm sure there are plenty more I've missed, but the above seem to work well.
- Have the radio on, and allow limited use of MSN (and PH
), and a bit of lighthearted banter- Every week or two produce a big bag of doughnuts to share.
- Occasionally bring in some cold beers in at 4.30pm and give a team update
- Once or twice a year take the team out for the day to relax on a yacht or similar.
Some beneficial "business" things that spring to mind:
- Offer a generous pension (e.g. 10% plus 5% employee contribution)
- Give praise in front of everyone
- Give bollockings in private
- Be the boss that you would like to view as a role model
I'm sure there are plenty more I've missed, but the above seem to work well.
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