Have you ever caught yourself say “If it was not for all the troubles with staff the jobs will be easy!” ? If so, then you are not alone. This is something that often happen to managers at all the times and in all industries and professions. So what tools you need to discover to help you in managing and motivating your team, without feeling completely drained from your efforts? Here are some pointss
#1. Catch your staffs doing things right and praise them for it.
Whether as parents or as a manager many of us feel our main task is to correct inappropriate behavior. If we really want our children or our employees to develop their potential, we need to reinforce appropriate behaviors. In other words, constantly be on the lookout for people who doing the right things and praise them as soon as possible and as specifically as possible.
#2. The enthusiasm is contagious. Spread the positive virus in your workplace.
Make sure the vibes you give off are the positive vibes. If you are negative then your people will be negative too. Find the positives in every situation. Treat each problem as an opportunity. Make sure your glass is half full rather than half empty. You may not be able to change your circumstances, but you can change your attitude to them. And if you do that, then your staffs notice and gradually they catch the positive virus.
#3. Create an environment where people catch one another doing the things right.
If you follow steps one and two, you will not sound like a hypocrite when you gather your staffs together and talk about the importance of creating a positive atmosphere at work. Explain to your employees about the advantages of catching one another doing things right. Explain that even though many of us do not accept praise very well, we all like a real compliment. So, the more we praise each other the better we will all feel.
Emphasize the dangers in getting caught up in the negativity. There is too much negativity on the news and in papers. We do not need to bring it to work and our customers do not need to hear it from us. Let them complain about traffic jams or economic circumstances if they want, but do not get caught in it. Instead live by the motto “If you see a client without a smile give them one of yours.”
#4. At the end of the day still focus on the positives.
When you are on the way home at night, do you think about the three best things that happened to you that day? Or repeat your mind again and again about the one, two or three worst things that happened?
By all means learn from your mistakes, but do not dwell on them. Keep focus on the positives. Mentally catch yourself doing things right and congartulate yourself. Then and only then have you the chances to motivate your team.