Motivation in a Different Light

Post by: Brian Cullum

How to Keep Employee's Eye on the Prize

When we think of ways to motivate ourselves what certain things come to mind? Usually it is some type of incentive that employees are striving to achieve. Although, there are many other ways to keep employees motivated and one of those ways was discussed in the article above and how employees stay interested in their work. The author Carmin Gallo says there are 3 words that hold the secret to motivating employees. They are Energized, Believe, and Understand. I found this to be surprising because it is not the typical way of trying to get employees motivated. This is more of a way to have employees better understand why they are working for that company and why they are an important asset to the team. It seems that former CEO of GE Jack Welch rather have employees be motivated by knowing they are contributing to something important. I know that motivation with incentive based techniques may soon lose focus for employees because once they achieve the incentive they have nothing else to motivate them so it's ends up being a temporary thing. Where as being able to appreciate the job you do can last a much longer time. Although, it makes me wonder if this can be useful in all companies. What if someone were already dissatisfied with their job would this technique motivate them? While not everything in life is going to work for everyone it makes me wonder if some motivation techniques could actually demotivate customers.