This document outlines six things that demotivate employees: 1) not challenging staff or offering variety, 2) discouraging open communication, 3) not listening to staff, 4) being inflexible, 5) not recognizing accomplishments, and 6) not setting clear expectations. It suggests that challenging employees, encouraging communication, listening to staff, being flexible, celebrating accomplishments, and setting clear expectations can help motivate staff.

1. Six things you’re doing to
demotivate your staff
By:

2. Motivation goes
hand in hand with
staff morale

3. Money usually doesn’t buy employee
happiness

4. So what are you doing to
demotivate your staff?

5. 1. You don’t challenge your staff

6. Challenged employees are more
passionate

7. Offer them variety

9. Opportunities for
leadership & recognition

10. 2. You discourage open
communication

11. Communication = key to
healthy work environment

12. Make yourself
always
available to
address any
concerns staff
might have

13. Keep
communication
lines open

14. Give everyone equal participation in
the success of your business

15. 3. You don’t listen to your staff

16. Know their dreams & aspirations

17. What excites them

18. What keeps them up at night

19. Where they want to end up

20. 4. You’re not flexible

21. Your team members are not robots

22. Allow them to make their own
mistakes

23. 5. You don’t recognize
accomplishments

24. Tells them you don’t
care about
the work they do

25. Discourages them
from taking
healthy risks

26. When your team members feel celebrated,
they are more motivated to hit your
company’s milestones

27. 6. You don’t set clear expectations

28. Knowing what’s expected increases
productivity by 5-10%

29. Team members need to understand
the impact they have
on the company

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