How to Motivate your Team using One Simple Technique (June 2020)

How to Motivate your Team using One Simple Technique (June 2020) How to Motivate your Team using 1 Simple Technique in 2020 Image Source: PixabayEncouraging employees to be more productive is a challenge even for senior managers, and over the years, Im sure many of you have amassed an array of different strategies for how to motivate your team and keep their productivity high. But Id like to share with you a simple technique for how to motivate your team.It’s a technique that will help keep the entire team aligned with the common objectives of your business. And best of all, it will cost you little more than your time. Here’s a video where I speak about this technique. But if it’s not possible for you to watch now, scroll down and read on!Video Source: Shweta Jhajharia / Action Coach LondonTraditional motivation strategies are material, and have included monetary awards, profit-sharing arrangements, or giveaways of gifts.While these work, material incentives, particularly monetary ones, never go down and inevitably are an expensive way of ensuring effective base-level motivation.They must be handled carefully, because if they are not, they can actually erode the intrinsic motivation of the team.What if I told you there was a technique in how to keep your team motivated that can be practiced for little additional expense other than extra time and diligence on your part?The real question is not how to motivate your team, but what you need to do to make sure people understand the value they add  to your business.It’s all about understanding the findings of behavioural science research. This shows us that in a group, people’s individual motivation diminishes if they can’t see the relevance, significance or meaning in their role.Think about that in a business contest. If people can’t see the relevance of their role in a company, what happens? They become demotivated and out of kilter with the direction of the company.So, first things first: dont ask me how to motivate your team. Ask yourself what you are doing already, and if you are not reminding every team member of the i mpact they make, the purpose they service and the value they add for the business’s clients, you are sowing the seeds for their demotivation.If you are uncertain about how to motivate your team along these lines, please do not think this process involves a scientific implementation scenario. It‘s quite simple, but it does require diligence on your part.One simple method is collecting testimonials, stories and case studies from clients . Ask your customers about the benefits theyve experienced from working with your team. Then, share these wins and success stories in any forum where they’re likely to make a positive impact, such as team meetings.It’s also a good idea to distribute these stories and testimonials and make your team members read them aloud to one another. This leads to a better integration of achievement, purpose and individual psyche. The team members will understand better your process and its reward (customer satisfaction and loyalty).Is this technique expens ive? No. Does it take a little bit of time? Yes.However, any time spent is offset by the truly massive impact on the productivity of your team, because they can clearly see the meaning, relevance and significance of their role, and how they are adding value.So the real question is not how to motivate your team, but what you need to do to make sure people understand the value they add  to your business.