1. Cultivate Intrinsic Motivation and Build Performance
Sincere Praise Cultivates Lasting Motivation!This may seem oversimplified. It may sound like some kind of pop-psychology nonsense. But it is so easy that most managers miss its value altogether doling out praise like it is the most valuable commodity the company has. They only give it out on special occasions. That is as ridiculous as it sounds. When you congratulate your people when a project or task is done well it increases motivation to do more good work. The good feeling people get from praise cultivates what truly is your company’s most valuable intellectual property, intrinsic motivation. Praise for good work must be done on the spot or soon after the desired behavior occurs. Each time there is an employee/manager interaction some type of good gesture from the manager should take place. Layer upon layer of kind encouraging words and actions cultivates intrinsic motivation. I am not talking about empty praise, speeches, or obtuse positive speaking, but sincere thanks for good deeds committed by your employees.
2. Happy employees work harder and care about goals.
Here is the good news. Intrinsic motivation is totally FREE! In fact, you can’t buy it with money. It just is not for sale. You earn it with kind words like, “please” and “thank-you” offered at the right time. Words like, “Mary, I noticed how well you organized the Smith file. Thank you for doing such a great job.”really hit the spot and creates mushroom cloud explosions of intrinsic motivation. It gets better. Mary is not the only one motivated by these 4 seconds of praise. Susan, and Larry were setting nearby and they heard it. They want to get the same thing from you. At this point most people are thinking something like, “What is this guy talking about? He makes it sound like these people are children and simpletons.” Well, it works every single time. Is what you are doing working? If you are not using this method, I already know the true answer.Central theme: Intrinsic motivation is totally FREE!
Sincere Praise Cultivates Lasting Motivation!
This may seem oversimplified. It may sound like some kind of pop-psychology nonsense. But it is so easy that most managers miss its value altogether doling out praise like it is the most valuable commodity the company has. They only give it out on special occasions. That is as ridiculous as it sounds. When you congratulate your people when a project or task is done well it increases motivation to do more good work. The good feeling people get from praise cultivates what truly is your company’s most valuable intellectual property, intrinsic motivation. Praise for good work must be done on the spot or soon after the desired behavior occurs. Each time there is an employee/manager interaction some type of good gesture from the manager should take place. Layer upon layer of kind encouraging words and actions cultivates intrinsic motivation. I am not talking about empty praise, speeches, or obtuse positive speaking, but sincere thanks for good deeds committed by your employees.
2. Happy employees work harder and care about goals.
Here is the good news. Intrinsic motivation is totally FREE! In fact, you can’t buy it with money. It just is not for sale. You earn it with kind words like, “please” and “thank-you” offered at the right time. Words like,
“Mary, I noticed how well you organized the Smith file. Thank you for doing such a great job.”
really hit the spot and creates mushroom cloud explosions of intrinsic motivation. It gets better. Mary is not the only one motivated by these 4 seconds of praise. Susan, and Larry were setting nearby and they heard it. They want to get the same thing from you. At this point most people are thinking something like, “What is this guy talking about? He makes it sound like these people are children and simpletons.” Well, it works every single time. Is what you are doing working? If you are not using this method, I already know the true answer.
Central theme: Intrinsic motivation is totally FREE!
