How often have you heard or even experienced in your own relationships the phrase “You don’t tell me you love me often enough”? Seems to happen in a lot of relationships. Affirmation is a very positive emotion. Whether in our love lives or in our workplace relations, people want to be told they are appreciated. All too often in the workplace we look at the annual performance and salary review as they method in which to express those feelings. Turns out however most employees are more motivated by non-financial factors than financial ones. Sure, we all want to earn more this year than we did last. For those of commission, that is pretty much in their own hands. For hourly and salaried employees, businesses often corral salary increases to an artificial percentage range, which in many cases takes eliminates the incentives to really dig in and help the business succeed… after all, why bust your tail all year when the best you can hope to achieve is a 3-4% raise next year? This infographic goes into a lot of details about how to better motivate employees. How do you motivate your employees to help you succeed?
