Article: Motivating staff without money: here are four ways to motivate staff when there’s not much in the kitty – Supervisor Resources
As a supervisor, it always will be your toughest job to turn around people who have lost the motivation to make a positive contribution to the team.
But, contrary to popular perception, your job as a manager is not to soley motivate your staff. The right type of lasting motivation is internal. Instead, you are responsible for creating an environment in which people can motivate themselves. And this can be done without relying on merit increases, incentives and bonuses.
That is an important concept to understand because few companies have had opportunities to promote people internally; many have withheld equity adjustments and even annual merit pool increases because the bottom line has been squeezed so tightly. In this climate, it is important for managers to focus on the top non-monetary motivating factors: open communication, recognition, career development plan and the ability to make a difference at work. What are your thoughts on this subject?
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