MODERN PEOPLE MANAGEMENT
sure to hold up your end of the
bargain. Hold a high level of ethics
and values for yourself.
You also need to make it clear
to your employees, freelancers,
contractors and suppliers that you
expect the same of them. Make it
clear that lateness isn’t tolerated
- for business reasons, and also
because that’s just not how things
are done with you.
Be a person of integrity. Interact
with your employees with a sense
of purpose, value and integrity. This
will really contribute to building
trust and respect along with
creating positivity and motivation in
the workplace.
Let Them Know What They’re
a Part Of
What are your employees helping
you to create? Employees at
Apple, Google and Facebook aren’t
motivated just because of the
money. They’re motivated because
they believe they’re helping to
change the world.
They stand for something, and
that creates a huge sense of
accomplishment.
What does your company stand for?
How are you impacting or changing
the world?
Even if you’re selling a basic
everyday product, you’re still solving
problems for other people.
If you work in healthcare, you’re
helping others live longer &
healthier lives. If you own a café
or restaurant, you can take pride
in helping people create delicious
experiences or celebrate special
moments.
Stand for the impact you have in
the world. Convey this pride to your
employees.
Let them know that they are part
of something great.
Be Positive!
This sounds simple. And it really,
actually IS simple. We all love to
work with positive people.
Smile and bring optimism to the
workplace.
Be positive about where your
company is, about who you’re
working with and about your
company’s future prospects.
Positivity is infectious. If you’re
positive, chances are sooner
or later it’ll catch on with your
employees…and your customers!
Do these few things and your
employees’ overall motivation level
will skyrocket. So will their loyalty
and performance.
For more than 20 years Naomi
has been creating events for
organisations that have helped them
stand out from the crowd. Naomi has
also had leadership roles in large
scale events such as the Australian
Formula 1 Grand Prix, Melbourne Cup
& Royal Melbourne Show. In 2015
Naomi started Focus on Food which
is using technology to redefine the
way we think about events, creating
new opportunites for venues,
chefs and other hospitality & event
professionals.
February 2016
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