Creating a nurturing and motivating workplace environment for your employees will increase production, and maximize your success.

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Many have heard the phrase “lead by example”, but this article drives the point home by focusing on the impact employee appreciation and incentives can have on your company’s growth.

 

By focusing on employee empathy, incentives, shared goals and your employee’s ideas, the author, Tyler Leslie, argues that the impact on growth can be both fast and dramatic.

Follow these tips to turn around what you’re doing to demotivate employees and begin to motivate them.

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We see many articles with ideas to help motivate employees.   But as this author points out, perhaps that’s the wrong question, and instead we should focus on not demotivating our workforce.

 

If you think about the changes that have taken place over the last 5 to 10 years, this might become obvious.  In an attempt to save money, companies have pulled back on recognition, communication events, and education.  What many miss is that the lack of focus on these important elements leads to turnover and expense.

A Small business team that works well together contributes to the overall success of a company. Here are 7 ways to help facilitate a cohesive team.

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This article takes a slightly different perspective by looking at motivating teams as opposed to individuals.  This can be especially important for small businesses, but can also help those in larger organizations feel like they belong to a community.

 

The essence of this piece is that there should be an added focus on setting goals with teams, and similarly, rewarding teams and not just individuals.

 

It also looks at other group dynamics, such as how to handle unpopular opinions and how to resolve disputes amongst team members.

Determining who you hire for a job plays a big part in forming your company’s culture and ensuring its future success.

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We often talk about employee motivation, and indeed, this column is dedicated to the subject.  But we typically assume that employees are already on board and working.

 

What if you were able to stack the deck with employees that were already inclined to support your workplace culture and were more easily motivated?  Of course, this would be something you would want to pursue.

 

So how can you increase your odds of success?  Read on…

This column is part of Globe Careers’ Leadership Lab series, where executives and experts share their views and advice about leadership and management.

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I have spent a good part of my career in management positions at large corporations.  For years, I dreaded the annual review process, unable to remember a year’s worth of feedback for all of my employees. Worse yet, even if I could remember the nuances of conversations and presentations, trying to “replay” them to employees with any credibility was always a difficult task.

 

So when I came across this article about doing away with the annual employee review in favor of immediate feedback and coaching, I was struck with both the simplicity and magnitude the change. In recent years, I had moved in this direction anyway, albeit in an informal way.

Kyle Wong, CEO of Pixlee, shares why you can’t be a great leader without this basic quality.

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Here is another article that makes the TrophyCentral “Top 10” List.

 

Most of us strive to be a good employee or a good leader, but have you ever wondered why some of us succeed where others fail?  Why some rise to the top and others don’t?

 

Of course, no one quality can determine success, but the absence of one or more is sure to prevent it.  So which characteristic is vital to strong leadership and which shouldn’t be ignored?

 

It turns out than authenticity is a key leadership quality and one that can’t be ignored. Click on the link to learn more!