Does your management team seem unmotivated?
Are you looking for ways to increase productivity or improve employee morale? Here are five ways to inspire your managers to stand up and lead.
- Issue a challenge. Some people need a specific challenge to motivate them. By laying down a challenge you also create very clear and measurable goals for the manager to achieve.
- Appeal to more noble motives. Many employees can think that their work does not make a difference. By appealing to a noble motive you can increase morale while also setting higher standards for your managers.
- Be sympathetic. Never tell a person they are wrong. Rather listen and be empathetic to the other person ideas and desires.
- Back up your ideas with proof. By providing evidence you can give instant credibility to your ideas. If you have evidence even the most hard to reach managers will take notice.
- Listen to what your managers have to say. Some employees may not have aspirations to reach top corporate positions; rather they are content if their opinions and ideas are valued.
Author: Bethany Meadows is the owner of Vertical Solutions Media Inc. She has over 20 years of solid marketing experience in a wide array of industries including insurance, financial, pharmaceutical, retail, hospitality, and more.
