A company’s managers
and bosses are responsible for the well-being and source of motivation for
providing a healthy working environment for their employees. To ensure a team
or an employee works with full commitment and give their very best, producing
anticipated results, they require that determination and to be in the right
mindset which they good from praise and acknowledgement from their high
officials.
Unfortunately, these
employee matters are often overlooked and not given the important they require
and it leads to work toxicity, inefficiency and unwillingness to work and
surprisingly, the management plays a big role in the matter.
It is extremely
crucial to attend your employees as it revitalizes them and gives them the
encouragement and sense of work attachment which helps them to think better.
So what
causes the toxicity?
Line managers,
bosses and even the higher, fail to acknowledge some of the needs of employees
which spread hopelessness and having to support or acknowledgment which affects
the office environment. If you feel your employees are not working up to their
level of competence and feel that they might not be giving their best, lack of
recognition might be the cause of it. Some of the things which causes
de-motivation:
Lack of vision
Good employees are
visionaries. They know their principles and they know their goals. It keeps
them up and going fresh. But a lot of people have little to no idea what their
motive to work is.
Too much workload
Yes, employees are
hired and paid to work, but they are humans, just like their managers and
bosses. Everyone starts slow till they are stable but even the experienced, can
work to an extent. Impractical workload is the number one motivation-killer.
Job insecurity
Those who are afraid
of losing their jobs or their position spend most of their time worrying and
contemplating. This can happen because their work isn’t being credited properly
or they aren’t receiving quality feedback for the work they do which leads to a
situation where employees are unsure whether they are delivering up to
expectations or not.
Feeling under-valued
Every person needs
some kind of recognition and praise for boosting confidence and self-value. Public
criticizing is neither productive nor good for employees but public
acknowledgment is a surefire way to make them feel good about themselves and
automatically strive to give their best.
Lack of good leadership
For new employees,
without guidance they will lead themselves into trouble without any trouble!
When they are still in a learning stage, they need a hand to help them know the
right way without tumbling down. Although that is a good way to learn, leaving
new ones completely on their own will do only harm and no good.
Things you
can do to help
Simple Acknowledgement
A simple ‘Good Work’
does the trick. Proper recognition is all they need to keep going good.
Help them search their goals
Managers and bosses,
with their experiences can help their employees find what they seek and help
them to better understand their skills and abilities, giving them a boost in
motivation.
Casual meetings
Having short chit
chats and “Hey how are you doing today” talks will let them know that they too
are important and the boss can talk stuff other than work too.
Cut them a slack
Everyone fails at
some point in their lives, that too, multiple times so it’s okay if they were
unable to finish a job in time and its okay to let them off one time. They will
themselves make sure it doesn’t happen again.
Share jokes to lighten up the situation
Let them know bosses
can too be funny and aren’t there just to work, work, work. A joke here and a
joke there will keep mind fatigue at bay. A serious environment is prone to
diseasing a good mind.
These small things
will surprisingly change the environment of your workplace and keep both, you
and your team happy and healthy.
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