Tips for helping people feel more committed to their
work and workplace:
- Seek new employees who demonstrate commitment and a high motivation
to work for your company. They have the initiative to do the job—and
that may be a better indicator of future performance than a long list
of qualifications.
- Make sure every employee knows what to do and how to do it, and has
the necessary materials and resources to get it done.
- Give employees plenty of opportunities and scope to solve problems.
- Make sure employees and teams have access to the knowledge needed
to achieve their goals.
- Ask employees who quit to tell you what things bothered them most
about the job.
- Make sure nobody is bored in their work.
- Encourage team members to build strong personal ties to their teammates
and team.
- Encourage playfulness in the workplace. People who play well together
work well together.
- Find ways to give employees a voice in choosing or at least evaluating
their boss.
- Involve employees in charitable initiatives.
- Ferret out “Big Brother” policing of employees. Find
ways to make employees more responsible for their own behavior.
- Ask employees to write a brief monthly newsletter for the company.
- Track progress against major goals using publicly displayed visuals
(a graph, pie chart, or thermometer) to share the data with everyone.
- Encourage employees to select logos and identities for their teams
or projects and put them on personal merchandise of their choice.
- Ask thought-provoking questions and what-ifs as often as you can.
- Ask employees what they should do to solve a problem instead of telling
them.
- Ask employees to design and put on social events and parties in the
workplace.
- Make sure employees feel their work is completed to their satisfaction
so they can take pride in it.
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