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The Biggest Motivating Factor for Employees – Progress ***
Posted By: Brad Jones, January 29, 2010 *

I recently came across an article in the Harvard Business Review that I found to be very interesting. They did a survey among managers to rank the impact on employee motivation among workplace factors which were considered most significant: recognition, incentives, interpersonal support, support for making progress and clear goals. The managers ranked recognition for good work as number one. However, employees actually ranked that factor dead last. Workers ranked “progress” as the number one factor in being motivated. *

I have come to realize that people are the happiest when they can solve their own problems. Making progress in one’s work, even incremental progress, is more frequently associated with positive emotions and high motivation than any other workday event. *

As employers/business owners, what are we doing to allow our employees to make progress in their job? Are we giving them enough space to allow creative freedom to help them solve their problems, or do we hover and involve ourselves inhibiting solutions and progress to be made by themselves? *

Part of making progress includes knowing where you are going. If employees don’t have clear projects with milestones identified by themselves and the company, it is hard to make progress to the end goal. It is critical as the business owner to make sure everyone knows where the company is going so that progress can easily be identified and employees can continue to be motivated in their jobs. *

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http://dreamlearndobecome.blogspot.com This posting was made my Jim Jacobs, President & CEO of Jacobs Executive Advisors. Jim also serves as Leader of Jacobs Advisors' Insurance Practice.