Money can be a propelling factor, but it is not truly the most important motivating factor. Appraisals, incentives, etc. can keep you in high spirits for a short-term, but it easily squanders when you talk about the long-run.

Many of the organizations believe that employee satisfaction is the only key to organizational growth and success. But, not many of them know what they should exactly do about it?


However, monetary benefits are important, but to build a fulfilling organization, one should go beyond the monetary aspect to satisfy and motivate employees. Companies like Apple and Google, in an effort to become employee-friendly to have a more productive and motivated workforce, try on designing innovative methods. For example, Apple allows its employees to spend time on their favorite projects. Similarly,
Google believes in giving voice to its employees!

These are just the starters towards gaining trust from your workforce, but here are some bottom line tricks to keep your employees engaged and get going…

Inspire, Inspire & Inspire

First step of motivation is to become an inspiration for others. Be the leader who inspires the employees and motivates them to become just like you!

Let Them Shine Out Brighter

Carve out their talent, let them play in the areas they are stronger at..some falls will make them learn how to shine out! If this means flexible schedules..then you must go ahead!

Train & Develop

Constant learning is the key motivator. Schedule training and development sessions at regular intervals that can help your employees fill the skills gap.

Bring in Transparency

‘Closed-door policy’ doesn’t really work well in all situations. Sometimes, you need to bring in a transparency with your sub-ordinates in order to win their trust and make them high-spirited towards their tasks.

Make it a Better Place!

Happiness of employees is proportional to productivity and organizational growth. Thus, a happy working environment is the prime motivating factor.

These are a few tips to create a motivated workforce. However, a Happy Workforce is not created overnight; you need to put in constant efforts with perseverance to bear the desired success fruits!