Employee Motivation: How To Make Workplace Rewards More Productive

Employee motivation doesn't come from a year-end bonus that everyone on the payroll gets. It comes from meaningful employee recognition and workplace rewards tailored to the individual. In other words, it needs to be personal to be truly motivational.

But when you manage hundreds or even thousands of employees, that personal touch is hard to apply... unless the company's employee incentives plan is automated so compensation adjustments are easier to track and rewards can be customized.

How Employee Recognition Pays Off

There are some commonalities that arise when employees themselves are asked what motivates and inspires them to work hard. Contests are frequently held in which workers get to nominate and vote for the top ten or top 100 best places to work. The workplaces that come out on top have connected the dots between appropriate workplace rewards and greater employee motivation. They've figured out...

What Employees Really Want:

1. To receive fair pay and benefits
2. To receive time and attention from supervisors
3. To feel their contribution to the company is valued
4. To be trusted to make decisions and have some control over their work
5. To have clear goals set out by management
6. To be treated with dignity and respect
7. To receive recognition, even for everyday tasks
8. To receive training / mentoring / leadership development

As you can see from the above, many of the top motivating factors involve workplace rewards, whether they be in the form of money, employee recognition, greater responsibility, training opportunities, promotions, etc.

The key, according to HR professionals, is to personalize the rewards. Ask what your staff want from their work, what inspires them, and what would make the working environment more conducive to productivity. Then implement their ideas. Because when they succeed, your business succeeds.

Employee Motivation Automation

As mentioned above, automating the employee evaluation and compensation adjustment process is the best way to ensure employee performance is reviewed and rewarded in a manner that inspires each individual to achieve his/her personal best.

Halogen's performance management software is the paperless solution that makes that process run smoothly... so employees get what they really want and are motivated to give you, the manager, what you really want.

Halogen's comprehensive Employee Performance and Talent Management Suite provides a total solution, from employee appraisals and rewards to training and succession planning. Modules include: eAppraisal, eSuccession, eCompensation , e360 Multirater, and eLearning Manager.

See for Yourself!

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