How Can You Improve Employee Morale During Crisis?
According to Forbes magazine, American businesses lose millions of dollars each year due to low employee morale. This is more than an epidemic in today’s world, especially as more people feel isolated at home. People are becoming more and more stressed and looking for ways to cope. As an employer, it is so important to be understanding of the day-to-day challenges that your employees are facing, especially since these are only exacerbated by the environment of constant change and uncertainty that we are living in today.
What can be done to turn those frowns upside down and motivate employees to be the most productive that they can be? A Glassdoor study showed that more than 80% of employees are motivated by appreciation. What a simple concept! People just want to hear that they are valued at their job and are appreciated by their supervisor. The same study explains that employees who are appreciated are more than 30% more productive in their positions. This is important now more than ever.
What are a few ways that you can help your employees feel valued?
Say thank you after a job is completed in a timely manner. It might sound easy, but you would be surprised how many people don’t say thank you!
Empower your team to do their jobs. A micro manager helps no one and frustrates everyone. Allow your employees to make mistakes, because that’s the only way anyone can learn. No finger pointing!
Provide a handwritten note and a gift card to make your employee feel important to the team.
Recognition! Recognition! Recognition! It motivates more than money every time.
It’s really no secret that recognition really is the motivating factor for people in their jobs, and this is one of the most overlooked and cost-effective measures of generating and maintaining employee productivity and satisfaction.
According to analysis by Gallup, only one in three workers in the United States strongly agree with the fact that they receive recognition for completing work in the span of one week. Many employees feel as though their efforts are consistently ignored by their supervisors. This analysis also found that those who do not receive adequate recognition are twice as likely to say they will quit their position within the next year.
Recognizing an employee’s diligent work effort can go a long way in increasing employee productivity as well as leading to higher retention and increased company support and satisfaction. This recognition also serves to create the desired culture within an organization.
According to data from Gallup, the most memorable and effective recognition is honest, authentic and personalized to the employee.
At RK Incentives, we want to help you develop positive recognition programs for your teams utilizing bulk gift cards. We know that employees who are motivated at work are much more productive and focused on helping the business be successful. Check out our bulk gift cards for employees. (hyperlink new page) or complete this form if you’re interested in learning more about our bulk gift card program.