Most of us have jobs, so we can earn money to survive. Apart from that, we also need work satisfaction, so we don’t have to spend the whole day moping around about the type of job that we have to do.
If you work for a boss that makes your life difficult, work can be a very unpleasant experience, but you don’t have a choice in this matter. You stay and hang on because you need the money.
It is an awful situation to be in, but you are a responsible person, and you have family responsibilities.
If you work for a boss that motivates and support you, your work experience might be totally different. You might actually enjoy your job!
Job satisfaction is something that we all want and need.
Most of your day is spent at work so if you can spend that time being mostly happy, you should be happier in your daily life.
To successfully motivate someone is a very important skill. Often if someone needs motivation, we don’t know what to tell them, or we feel that what we say is inadequate. It is therefore vital to learn proper motivational skills.
Motivational skills are defined as actions or strategies that extract good behavior from a worker.
Whether you are trying to motivate someone, or someone is trying to motivate you, the basic factors are the same.
For motivation to be successful, you require a careful strategy to be successful.
1. Look at the characteristics of the specific person. Not everyone can be motivated in the same way.
2. Make it very clear what is expected for performance and explain to them how they can achieve the goal.
3. Communication is the key. Explain the consequences if the goal is not reached but also explain the advantages when the desired goal is reached.
4. Constantly check up on progress and praise the person so that they feel wanted. A person that feels good about himself will deliver better outcomes.
5. Provide some kind of reward if the desired outcome is achieved sooner. This will motivate people even more.
Motivation done properly can result in a very positive experience!
If you are a good motivator, it is important that your employer knows about this, as it can benefit you both. Who knows, you might get a managerial position where you have constant use for this awesome skill.
You might think no, but there are great managers out there. A good manager knows what is going on with his team, and he inspires and motivates them all the time. He involves the team when decisions need to be made and because of that, he knows exactly what is going on in his department.
Communication is still the key, and if trust is involved you will have a great team that supports you all the way.
Because there is open communication, the team members have the opportunity to go to the manager with problems and these issues can be solved quickly.
