Ask Marcia Leadership Q and As: Employee Engagement and Motivation
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Q. How do I create more momentum with my employees?
A. Employee engagement and motivating employees are popular topics, but beyond the buzzwords, what do they really mean? Momentum like natural leadership and self-motivation comes from within. Some people search and discover it themselves. Others have managers or mentors who help them discover it. Momentum is created in a myriad of ways and, you have the key! Here are a few ideas that I have seen work to build momentum and wildly successful businesses!
In independent and team conversations, inspire creativity. Discover what passions people have inside and outside of work so you can draw links. Have deep conversations about topics outside of the work topics. Talk about leadership, service, caring, customers, the future, new ideas, new products and services, innovation, expanding the business, ideas your team has seen other businesses and industries do. Choose a video or article and share it; learn together. Learning inspires learning. Periodically, invest in your people with workshops, classes, facilitated Lunch-N-Learns. Investing in your people means investing in your business. The more people learn, work, and improve together, the more momentum you’ll experience.
