4 Ways To Get Employees Excited About Their Work

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These words of wisdom are from the Zig Ziglar who was talking in the 1960’s about employee motivation in times of change – but his words seem to apply as much today as they did back then. The work climate in many organizations is not conducive for employees to expect the best – in fact many are preparing for the worst, while the wisest employees try to take advantage of any and all opportunities that come their way. According to Victor Vroom (another guru in the employee motivation field), employee motivation has a lot to do with how they see the link between their goals and increasing pleasure and minimizing pain. Based on Ziglar and Vroom, here are four tips for how organizations can help employees to get jazzed about their work:

Demonstrate to employees that they will be recognized and noticed for their effort
Let employees know that this recognition will be accompanied by a desirable reward
Make sure that the rewards will meet employee needs
Check that employees believe that satisfying their need makes the effort worthwhile

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Ben Nash is the editor-in-chief of DailyHRTips.com. He is the founder and chief developer of the blog, providing tech/design support as well as tips and book reviews. Ben has held many interesting jobs in his professional career, including: barista, landscaper, public policy intern, barista (again), professional horse wrangler, ski lift attendant (aka "liftie"), political science teaching assistant, marketing and sales assistant, and an ecommerce/web developer. He also doubles as the Creative Director at Aspen Organization Development Consulting. Ben has interacted with many people, in many different organizations and offers some interesting insight on the human resources game. You can read his blog at http://www.DailyHRTips.com and visit his website at http://www.AspenOD.com.

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