There has been a lot of research over the years to try and discover why some leaders are more effective than others. Unfortunately, the major part has been based on what leaders say they do rather than actually what they do.. One researcher who has devoted their time to what leaders actually do, is Dr. J Komaki.

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So why does keeping your staff motivated matter? The success of any business can be traced back to its staff and their productivity. Motivated staff will equal happy staff. Happy staff equals productive staff. Productive staff will translate into sales and income.

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Outstanding-employee, or employee-recognition, awards are some of the best ways not only to honor the work of your employees, but also to provide an incentive or goal for the entire workforce to help you exceed your business objectives.

You can use the psychological effect of a tangible trophy or plaque and the accompanying ceremony to energize the morale and refine the focus of every employee, so he or she can possibly be similarly recognized.

Employee awards are usually organized in two broad categories: planned and unplanned awards. Planned awards recognize an employee’s remarkable record during a given period of time that has advanced both the company’s growth and the employee’s professional growth.

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When John Dunne penned the phrase: “No man is an island”, he could well have been writing about the work ethos of corporate organizations to-day.

For, long gone are the days when the focus was purely on the individual, and personal goals in the workplace. Nowadays, however small the enterprise, the emphasis is on all members working closely together. And, for that, you need plenty of team building ideas, teaching your members how to communicate and interact well together, working collectively towards the same goals. After all, a business can only be truly successful when staff are motivated and pull together as a team.

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There is a famous acronym that clearly helps us in defining you and me – its called (WIIFM) and it stands for “Whats In It For Me?” If we expect our employees to portray the new values of our organization through their own behaviors, then they must understand the ‘WHY’ & the ‘HOW’.

The HOW part of (WIIFM) is addressed by our rewards and recognition model whereas the WHY part must be clearly addressed in the communication one would be making. I am talking about why a new system is getting introduced, and how it will be beneficial to the individuals in the first place.

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The Art of Appreciation

Avoid Associate Invisibility

Avoid Associate Invisibility

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A discussion with any adolescent boy about superheroes and powers will invariably include the power of invisibility. Along with super strength, speed, and intelligence, invisibility ranks high on the list of coveted powers. What seldom comes up is the curse that comes with the power of invisibility.

Ask somebody what they would / could do if they were invisible. Ask yourself what you might do. Your answers will likely be similar to everyone else.

An informal Twitter / Facebook poll revealed some interesting answers.

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Employees with bad attitudes are nothing new in the workplace. New employees may discover that they are not integrating into their new jobs or establishing relationships with co-workers as they expected. Major company changes, such as new ownership, can be so disruptive for some employees that they react with bad attitudes. Other employees may be experiencing personal issues and bringing the resulting bad attitudes caused by those issues into the workplace.

That is why employers that develop, implement and focus on a process to address bad attitudes are more successful at helping employees and improving the workplace culture.

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Employee motivation and training are the cornerstones of employee engagement. Well trained and highly motivated employees are more often engaged at work and are more productive that those who may not have received the proper training. Sometimes company provided training is not providing employees with the knowledge and tools they need to stay motivated and get their job done.

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