Employee engagement and motivation are critical for organizational success. The document discusses maintaining employee engagement through defining company culture, developing healthy work relationships, tracking results and celebrating milestones. It emphasizes empowering employees by allowing them to make decisions, giving them ownership and praise, and recognizing their unique talents. Motivation comes from independence, complex work, and having a sense of purpose.

1. Keeping Employees Motivated And Engaged! 1

2. Employee engagement has been the talk of the corporate world for a long time. 2

3. In lay man’s terms, employee engagement or work engagement refers to an employee who is fully involved in and is enthusiastic about his or her work and thus will act in a way that promotes the well-being of the organization. 3

4. Basically, this concept refers to workers feeling the need to be connected to their role in the company, to other team members, to their supervisors, to the organization and definitely to the organization’s objectives. 4

6. Develop healthy work relationshipswww.commlabindia.com

7. An employee personally feels that he or she has made an effective contribution towards the organization and has gained the respect of his or her colleagues and peers. 6

8. The key job of a manager in an organization is to get things done through his employees. For this, the manager should be successfully able to motivate his employees. 7

9. Motivation is a need or desire that causes a person to act, to take the initiative or be enterprising. 8

10. Traditional Ways To Engage Employees 9 www.commlabindia.com

11. Track project results and celebrate milestone 10 Any achievement by an employee should be acknowledged and celebrated. This helps in motivating him or her to perform with renewed zeal and passion the next time around.

12. Give support and accolades 11 There are times when the team members need hand holding or support for achieving something big. It is at this time when the Company needs to stand by its employees.

13. Conduct workshops on cross-training 12 Each employee should have knowledge of not just his or her job profile, but also about other departments in an organization. This will not just help in creating a healthy work atmosphere across departments, but also motivate each department to perform better than the other.

14. Allowing individuals to make critical decisions 13 Each employee should be allowed to make critical decisions within their areas of expertise goes a long way in establishing and maintaining employee investment. www.commlabindia.com

15. Employers must look to empower their associates 14 This not only gives them a sense of responsibility but also the idea of owning an authority keeps them motivated...

16. Give them each a piece of the company 15 Ownership

17. Align employees with respect to their own objectives 16 See them as valuable assets not "tools" to achieve your organization’s objectives only.

18. Praise 17 Staff need feedback on a timely basis and requires praise on a regular basis to feel acknowledged, appreciated, engaged and part of the team. www.commlabindia.com

19. By bonus 18 Very simple and effective way to engage and motivate.

20. Embrace their inner self 19 Each employee has a unique gift and talent. It's important to recognize their abilities and build on those. Don't expect anyone to fit into a predetermined blueprint for a job description.

21. Engage people who are involved in creative work 20 People who are involved in creative work need to be managed creatively if you want to keep them motivated and engaged -- and producing their best work.

23. Complexity

24. Purposewww.commlabindia.com

25. Few Other Things To Keep Them Motivated 22

26. 23 When quoting a new production job for your manufacturing plant or looking at improvements to existing production lines bring the affected employees in and get their input.

27. 24 Do offer training which can cover things not associated with their current position or job.

28. 25 Motivation is a fire that burns within - it can't be lit from the outside.

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