Six things you’re doing to demotivate your staff

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Motivation goes hand in hand with

staff morale

Money usually doesn’t buy employee happiness

So what are you doing to demotivate your staff?

1. You don’t challenge your staff

Challenged employees are more

passionate

Offer them variety

Opportunities for leadership & recognition

2. You discourage open communication

Communication = key to healthy work environment

Make yourself always

available to address any

concerns staff might

have

Keep communication

lines open

Give everyone equal participation in the success of

your business

3. You don’t listen to your staff

Know their dreams & aspirations

What excites them

What keeps them up at night

Where they want to end up

4. You’re not flexible

Your team members are not robots

Allow them to make their own mistakes

5. You don’t recognize accomplishments

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

Discourages them from

taking healthy risks

When your team members feel celebrated, they are more motivated

to hit your company’s milestones

6. You don’t set clear expectations

Knowing what’s expected increases productivity by 5-

10%

Team members need to understand the impact they

have on the company

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