This document provides tips for motivating employees on a team. It emphasizes the importance of setting realistic goals, keeping promises, keeping employees informed, celebrating successes, measuring performance, and knowing your team. Motivation comes from both internal and external forces and is key to maximizing employee performance along with their abilities. Regular motivation through these tactics can help drive and sustain high performance.

1. Motivating Your Team
“People often say that
motivation doesn’t last. Well,
neither does bathing- that’s
why we recommend it daily.”
-Zig Ziglar

2. Motivation
• Internal or external forces that drive an
individual
• Performance can be thought of as a combination
of a persons ability and their motivation

3. Tips to Motivate Your Team
1. Set realistic goals
2. Keep Your Promises
3. Keep Your Employees Informed
4. Celebrate Success
5. Measure Performance
6. Know Your Team

4. Setting Realistic Goals
• Understand the capabilities of team, specifically
work load
• Get team agreement on specific targets
• Get input from team members
• Contemplate timelines and necessary resources

5. Keep Your Promises
• Try your best not to make promises you can not
keep
• Do everything possible to make sure your
promises do hold true
• Consider the implications of promises before
you make them

6. Keep Employees Informed
• Keep employees informed when possible
• Asking employees for feedback can be
motivating
• Always try to provide up to date information on
what is taking place in the department

7. Celebrate Success
• Celebrate the accomplishments along the way
• Helps keep employees motivated
• Provide rewards for good performance
• Example rewards: (Should be of value to the
employee)
▫ Monetary
▫ Words of affirmation
▫ Prizes
▫ Promotion

8. Measure Performance
• Always assess a baseline for performance
• Measure performance objectively and as
frequent as possible
• Be considerate of possible influencing factors,
such as lack of resources, time, or support

9. Know Your Team
• Understanding the dynamics of personality and
capabilities
• Each employee is unique
• Knowing what your team members like and
dislike
• Important for leadership and motivation
• Be aware and mindful of who makes up your
team and what they do for the team

10. One Last Tip….
Always try your best to maintain a positive
attitude!