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Benefits of motivating employees
High returns on investmentsThe primary aim of starting a business is to make profit. No one anticipates of making losses and therefore the reward for a business is the profit earned. The motivation of employees plays a crucial role in ensuring that the returns in the business are guaranteed. Invest in the employees and they will invest in the business. Most of the skills required in certain jobs require more training and expertise and this means that the company has to use its resources to train the new employees. Spending resources training employees can lead to exhaustion of resources and ensure minimal returns. With the staff being equipped with the relevant skills, they are also entrusted to various responsibilities which they are expected to deliver.
Training employees is a motivation strategy and help in managing in-house and saving outsourcing costs. If the employees get motivated at their places of work, they develop a sense of belonging as they perceive to be part of the company and that the company has invested on them for a long term development. Due to this, they will give their best in work making maximum utilization of their skills, this increases the production as well as customer satisfaction. The employees as well feel motivated and may like to work for the company for a longer period thus reducing the rate of staff turnover. Low staff turnover means that the company spends less on hiring new employees and training and this translates to high returns on investments.
Reduces absenteeism in the places of work
Employee motivation makes the workers develop a passion for their work. They are aware that if they perform better, they might be motivated more than the previous time and this promotes the desire to do better. Desiring to do more requires the employee to be available at the place of work both physically and emotionally. If there is no motivation, the employees may not as well have the desire to attend their work and if they do, they don’t give out their best. The opposite is also true, motivated employees have fewer chances of missing in their places of work and more likely to contribute to great ideas for the benefit of the company. By keeping the employees motivated, the levels of absenteeism may reduce to zero.
Increased productivity
The management in an organization controls the direction of the business, but the actions of the employees are what matters as they determine the rate of production directly. Poorly motivated employees don’t give their best to the production process and this means that there is a decrease in the levels of production. The cumulative effects of the levels of motivation to the employees have a significant effect on the nature of production in a company. In the event that the employees are working slowly, goofing off, arriving late and leaving early in their places of work and take extended breaks, the bottom line of production will be greatly affected. The employees who are offered profit sharing options, are well remunerated and constantly reminded of their significance to the company are less likely to engage in poor behaviors that affect the production process such as taking long breaks, goofing off and arriving late at the places of work. The motivation of employees, therefore, plays a crucial role in increasing the productivity of a company.
Promotes an open and honest culture within the organization
Most of the employees are never honest in answering questionnaires that are meant to evaluate the company’s performance. Instead, they tend to lie to please the administration in that they have no business to do with the company. They don’t have the best interests for the company and thus are not interested in its performances. For such employees, their primary goal is to get their remuneration and thus doesn’t concern themselves with anything to do with the company. Due to this, they may lie to the administration to keep their jobs safe. Lack of motivation drives away the interests of the employees from the company and make them feel alienated by the company and thus they can’t provide their best.
The motivation of employees is known to work wonders, it is the vice versa as it allows the employees to develop a sense of belonging to the company as their interests are put in the front line. With their needs being advocated, the employees feel they belong to the company and develop a positive attitude that requires them to act as if they are the owners of the company and thus they have to give their best. The employees, therefore, may be open to the administration pointing out issues in the company that are not adding up and that needs to be rectified. In case they are issued with questionnaires they fill them according to their knowledge and experiences and not based on complete lies. Therefore, motivation promotes an open and honest culture as it encourages them to speak out about any concerns, they know that their opinions are valued and that they are able to put their ideas forward without confrontation as it is for the interest of the organization.
Improves the company’s reputation and recruitment of employees
A good reputation is the dream of every company as it helps in selling the company out to the public. If the employees feel that they are not motivated and are hence not happy performing at the highest caliber, it will be difficult for them to talk about the positivity of the company that they are working for, instead, they would talk ill about how they are mistreated. However, if the employees are happy and feel motivated when doing their work, there is an increased chance that the type of new employees attracted by the company is likely to be of better quality. A company that motivates its employees tends to have a better reputation and is an organization that most people would like to work to enjoy the benefits provided. Motivated employees tend to talk a lot of positivity to their friends regarding the company and this enhances the image and improves the reputation of the company.
On the other hand, finding employees may be a challenge for most of the companies. A culture that enhances employee motivation causes the other employees to share their positive experiences in the firm with the people they know. Through the positive talks about the company, the company’s reputation is improved and thus will motivate a higher quality of potential employees to apply to work in the company. Having a large number of people who want to work for the company implies that a pool of potential employees is created and the company has the privilege of choosing the quality they want. The bigger the pool, the less likely that the company will end up hiring unqualified personnel. Hiring employees that are highly qualified for the first time reduce a great deal for the company rewarding training expenses and thus helps increase the returns on investment.
Reduces the rate of staff turnover
Hiring new employees can be an expensive deal for every business and therefore companies try their best to maintain their trained staffs. However, not all companies are able to retain the employees for a long time due to poor motivation and relation with the employees. An organization that is able to retain its skilled staff will also be able to minimize its rate of staff turnover. Reducing the rate of staff turnover has an overall impact on increasing the returns since there are fewer resources that are directed towards the hiring of new employees. The best way to improve the retention culture is to develop a corporate culture that nurtures motivated and engaged employees.
Business organizations develop good or bad reputations at the places of work and if the company is able to attain a good reputation, it will have a stream of people who want to work with the company. Similarly, the people who are employed to the company may be hesitant to leave the company as they may lack a replacement. If a company has a bad reputation, very few will seek employment and a large number of the employed workforce will be seeking a way out, and this may leave the company with a lesser workforce increasing the rate of staff turnover. Motivation is, therefore, a crucial element in the retention of employees as it makes them develop a sense of belonging and self-worth.
Job and need satisfaction
The main reason for a person seeking employment is the desire to fulfill their personal needs. Getting employed in a company that has the culture of motivating its employees, leads to most need satisfaction as the employee is recruited to a place where they feel appreciated and wanted hence may not abandon the company. Through sticking to one company fulfills the need for a job and at the same time helps the employee satisfy their needs. When the needs of the employees get satisfied, the employee is happy as their job satisfaction is the key concern and as well the key to the other essential consequences. The motivation of employees, therefore, helps in increasing the needs and job satisfaction among the employees.
References
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