Employee Motivation Programs - A weekend getaway
What’s in it for me? Can the question be the answer?
In the worst days of Boston’s Blizzard of ’78, the Governor of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts announced on television “ ... non-essential government employees should not attempt to come to work (the next day).”
Had I been a Massachusetts state employee, I would have left my house at 4:00 am, walked through the 27 inch high snow fall and fought off the 86 mile per hour hurricane winds to be at my office that morning. Because to me there could be nothing worse than being labeled “A non-essential employee?” But then I am an entrepreneur – a title that by its nature declares me self motivated.
But for the non-self motivated, what incentive do they have to work hard, or be proud of their work, to think of ways to do their job better when the Chief Executive of their state has identified them as non-essential? Does he believe that by stripping them of their self respect he is adding relevance to their job?
Engagement is the 2012 buzzword. “What’s in it for me?” is the ongoing query. To engage your people put them in an employee motivation program with clear & attainable goals. If they make goal give them a weekend in the best hotel in town and you pay the room. If they go a little over goal give them a weekend in the best hotel in their choice of 500 locations and two airline tickets to get them there. If they far exceed goal lengthen the award to four nights and two airline tickets.
Your employee motivation programs are engaging your people and they can answer the “What’s in it for me?” question. Now they are coming to work not only for a paycheck, their 401K, or hospitalization benefits . . . They are coming to work to win a contest and a prize.
At The Journeymasters we often comment that Motivated People can and do perform Miracles. We are well aware, however, that it isn’t a miracle it is simply an outstanding job of work.
Bob Guerriero for The Journeymasters
rjg@journeymasters.com
1-800-875-3422