How to Empower Your Employees to Be More Productive

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00:50 - Tip #1: Provide supportive leadership
02:39 - Tip #2: Empower individual employees
03:40 - Tip #3: Create a positive work environment
04:51 - Tip #4: Create a healthy work environment
05:55 - Tip #5: Encourage teamwork and collaboration
07:09 - Tip #6: Reward successes
08:51 - Tip #7: Eliminate the negativity
10:25 - Tip #8: Update your technology

Engaged, motivated employees are the best resource a business can have. When workers align their own success to that of the organization, growth and prosperity follow. While high pay is certainly a motivator, not every business can afford to hand out regular raises and bonuses. Fortunately, there are other ways to motivate employees that don’t involve increased labor spending.

Provide supportive leadership.
Few workers respond well to autocratic leadership, and “my way or the highway” bosses are a significant factor in high employee turnover rates. Supportive leaders work closely with employees, encourage them to grow and offer constructive criticism that doesn’t feel like scolding.

Empower individual workers.
If employees have opportunities to express themselves and suggest ideas, they will feel like they have a bigger stake in an organization’s success.

Build a positive work environment.
The importance of making the workplace feel like a supportive family can’t be overstated. Happy employees are productive employees, and no one’s happy in an environment that feels like an oppressive boiler room. You can't motivate employees, you can only create a motivating environment.

Create a healthy work environment.
The physical work environment is as critical as the mental one. Things like natural light (nobody wants to work in a dungeon), updated decorating and good air quality help create a positive workspace to motivate employees. Workout centers and the ability to prepare healthy meals go a long way too.

Encourage teamwork and collaboration.
While most employees do want an opportunity to shine, it’s nearly impossible to do so in isolation. Team projects in which employees are united by shared successes help workers learn to trust one another and encourage each other.

Reward successes.
Everyone likes recognition for a job well done, and valued employees are more engaged with their work. It doesn’t have to be a cash bonus, though. Showing employees you value them with verbal praise or callouts in a team newsletter can go a long way toward helping workers feel positive about their jobs, coworkers, supervisor, and company.

Eliminate the negatives.
Most dissatisfied workers can cite a laundry list of toxic work elements. This step has the added bonus of helping employees feel that their opinions matter.

Communicate with your employees.
If your workers don’t have a clear picture of what you want from them, they won’t be able to help you achieve it. Regular communications that include setting out short-term and long-term goals in clear, unambiguous language can help eliminate the confused, overwhelmed feelings that kill many workers’ positive attitudes toward their jobs.

Update your technology.
Wise choices in technology can help motivate employees. Workflow software, for example, can help put projects on a reasonable timeline and ensure that workers feel confident they’re on target with their work, not drowning under rising water.

The key to motivating employees is to avoid secretive, high-pressure, “toxic” workplaces that seem to punish mistakes and ignore successes. Methods of persuasion and engagement will vary from company to company, but all motivated workforces have one thing in common: They are made of happy workers who respect their colleagues and supervisors and strive to create a “work family.”

While it’s certainly the job of employees to offer their best efforts to their employer, the reverse is also true. When companies value workers, workers will value their employment.

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