Do you think that motivating your employees begins and ends with their salaries?
I hate to break it to you but over 20 years of research suggests otherwise. Since at least the year 2000 (if not before), we have known that non-financial rewards are good (and necessary) employee motivators.
Employees surveyed reported that “highly personalized recognition for a job well done is a critical dimension of their reward system”. (source) Did you notice the word “critical”?
Even though employees are pretty clear about what they need, management seems to be unsure. In fact, management seems “somewhat vague” about what this recognition is and how to do it effectively.
This may be a prime reason why many employees do not complete workplace training—they are just not motivated to do it. They see it as “in addition” to the duties which they are paid for and don’t feel they are “getting anything for it”.
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