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People
employed within company needs to have certain
qualification for specific position; physical and mental
capabilities, education, training and experience. On top
of this comes the most important asset of an individual
that sets all other aspects into motion – Employee
Motivation.
Employee
Motivation
is an element that extensively determines the final
outcome of some activity. Without proper employee motivation all
capabilities and experience of an individual are in
vain. Motivation is like the fuel in the engine. You can
have a perfect machine, but without the fuel you can go
nowhere. Motivation is important aspect of business
management. Motivating employees is not just task of
Human Resources but it is a responsibility of all
managers. There are a certain levers that can support
employees moral at certain level.
Base
Level of Workplace Motivation
is crucially important, but at same time it is static, since once granted,
it stays more or less the
same:
- Salary
is basic factor of workplace motivation. It is important
that policy of rewarding is balanced.
Unbalanced salary policy per position within
company is counter productive. Although it is
prohibited to share information
about the salary in public, employees are mostly aware
of salary levels per position. Balance of the
salary is not corresponding only to positions
within the company, but also between similar
position in competitive companies.
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- Benefits
system that comes on top of the salary (
car, mobile, shares ) is also basic level of
workplace motivation. It is true that these benefits
motivate employees, but after some time these
benefits are not source of motivation any
more, since employee is becoming adopted to
having them.
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- Permanent
contract is the motivating factor for a
new employee who is on probation period.
His/her level of motivation is usually above
average, since he/she is fighting for status
of permanent employee.
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- Team
Building Events are the means to awake the
team spirit and morale of employees. Leisure,
team dinners, anniversaries and similar events
will shake regular working mind set and will
reset relationship between people.
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- Vacations
are the basic right of employee. Enabling the
employee to use his right for holidays at
their disposal. Rejecting employee request for
holiday, due to different reasons, will have negative impact on
motivation.
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Advanced
Level of Workplace Motivation
is more dynamic motivator. It is constantly motivating employees for the next step, over and over again.
Therefore, its impact is more effective.
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- Variable
Salary scheme is payoff according the
results compared to preset objectives. Since
the result is directly influencing the
employee he/she is more interested in target
achievement. Of course, the targets should be stretching,
but at same time achievable. If the target is
overstretched, it will cause counter effect.
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- Promotion
possibility is a very strong employee
motivation. A
person who have possibility to advance on a
higher position through his career, will be
charged and motivated by the fact that there
is possibility to step on higher position.
Very good way of motivating employee is direct
communication that promotion exists and it
might materialize in the future ( PDF process
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- Lateral
Movement
is an alternative to promotion. Lateral
movement is shift of the employee to the
position of the same grade, but within
different function. Lateral movement is
suitable for employees who are long time
within a certain position, without possibility
for further advance. Movement to the similar
level position within other function can be
refreshment and workplace motivation in the employee's
career.
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- Development
is the continuous process of increasing the
skills and capabilities of an employee.
Development is the employees motivation, since the fact
that the company is investing in his/her
development shows trust and expectation from
the individual for successful achievement of
results on current, as well as future
positions.
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- Stress/Relax
Balance needs to be done skillfully.
Without pressure motivation and working
atmosphere can slowly but definitely deteriorate.
On the other side, too much pressure can
create fear and exodus of personnel. Balance
is the key word.
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These
are examples of basic and advanced motivators. There are
other methods that can be added. These methods extends
to reshuffling of the teams, geographical relocation,
project assignments, etc. The science of modern
management and Human Resources is inventing often a new
methods of employee motivation. The objectives and targets of the
companies in the market, that becomes more and more
demanding, are becoming more and more stretching. Only
the highly trained and motivated employee can give
optimal contribution on this journey.
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