2nd Bac - Employee Motivation

Employee motivation is a critical aspect at the workplace which leads to the performance of the department and even the company. Motivating your employees needs to be a regular routine.
Employee motivation is the level of commitment, energy and innovation that a company's staff hold during the working day.

Maintaining and improving employee motivation can be a problem for companies, as not every task will be of interest and excitement to those who must complete it. Therefore, businesses must work to find ways to keep up the motivation levels of their staff. 

Importance of employee motivation

If you imagine an employee with low levels of motivation, they are working at a slower pace, spending more time away from their tasks and possibly occupying themselves by surfing online or spending time on their phones. But most of all, they’re largely unfocused and aren’t putting their all into their work.

This isn’t only wasting your resources but could have a knock-on effect to other employees, potentially holding back the entire company from producing work to the highest standard or meeting important targets.

On the other hand, a motivated employee is enthusiastic, driven and takes pride in their work. They accomplish tasks quickly, take action and want to do a good job, both for themselves and for the company.

Whether your company is currently at the top of their game, or on the way up, employee motivation remains at critical importance at every level. The moment employee motivation drops, revenue and company accomplishments could soon follow.

Benefits of Employee Motivation

Higher productivity levels

If people are motivated to work faster and more efficiently, this will lead to more output. This can enable your company to do more, and even sell more.

More innovation

Not only will they produce more, but motivated employees are also more likely to make the offering even better. Being highly focused on the product or service, motivated employees will see areas for improvement and will be driven to work to enhance these.

Lower levels of absenteeism

Motivated employees are happier with their working lives and have a goal that they are working towards. These employees are less likely to miss work without good reason as they feel that this could delay their progress.

Lower levels of staff turnover 

Motivated employees are more likely to stay in their roles as they can see the effects of their work and feel that there is an ongoing difference that they can make in the company. This can lead to lower training and recruitment costs for the company as employee churn is reduced.

Great reputation and stronger recruitment 

As we will all be familiar with, people talk about the things they enjoy, and more notably, the things they don’t. Satisfied workers spread the word and in turn, give the firm a good reputation as an employer. As a result, it becomes easier to recruit the leading talent.