How does an HR

department motivate
employees?
Benefits of motivation
Liliia Vysitska, Varvara Tsyhulova, Aleksandra Chukhno
Employee motivation:
what is it?
Employee motivation is defined as
the level of energy, commitment,
persistence, and creativity that
workers bring to their jobs. It goes
without saying that higher employee
motivation leads to better
engagement and productivity.
Unsurprisingly, employee motivation
has become one of the top priorities
for most businesses.

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What HR managers can use to
motivate employees?
1. Communication is the key 2. Give them purpose 3. Involve employees in decision-making
It is very important for workers to have a Employees are already a part of your organization
Your employees are an important part of the
purpose at work.  If your employees will and you might be surprised at how much valuable
company and that they are not disposable.
have a certain goal, they will be encouraged insight they can offer. Your employees have a unique
You can’t simply distance yourself from your
and motivated, they will try with all their perspective on things and they might spot something
workers. Instead, you have to keep open
efforts to achieve it.  With a clear purpose, that upper management failed to recognize.
communication with them and, more
they will easily understand the vision of the Involving employees in decision-making —
importantly, to be transparent when
company, and they will be more willing to especially in decisions that concern them or their
communicating. If they know that they can
carry out their tasks and bring happiness to areas of expertise — is a great motivator. They will
openly talk to you and share any of their
everyone.  Also, the goal is ready for them to fit also have a sense of involvement, and they’ll feel like
problems, issues, and even successes, that
into the big picture, and once they understand that their insight is valued by the organization. There
you will be there for them as a company to
the bigger picture, their goal and the are more benefits to including your employees in
help or reward. They need to know that you
company's goal align and they work harder. decision-making and letting them take part in the
appreciate them and that you care about their
They are also more resilient, and more likely to process, in addition to the fact that you can obtain
personal reasons why they are here in the first
stay at the company. Moreover, when valuable info from their viewpoints. It fosters trust
place. Those personal reasons are what
employees feel that their purpose is aligned between staff members and supervisors and enables
motivates them to work harder, so make sure
with the organization's purpose, the benefits managers to develop closer bonds with their
to openly talk about all that and show
expand to include stronger employee employees. Additionally, these connections promote
support. Effective communication increases
engagement, heightened loyalty, and a greater teamwork, which inspires workers to cooperate with
productivity, which benefits employees and
willingness to recommend the company to other members of the business to develop effective
also the company.
others. solutions to problems and obstacles.
Benefits of motivation in
organizations
1. Job satisfaction 2. Positive company reputation

Job satisfaction is defined as the level of A workforce full of happy and motivated
contentment employees feel with their job. employees can improve your overall company
This goes beyond their daily duties to cover reputation. Motivated employees are more likely
satisfaction with team members/managers, to speak highly of your organization. When
satisfaction with organizational policies, and the employee motivation improves customer service, it
impact of their job on employees’ personal lives. can also improve your reputation in the eyes of
Motivation satisfies the needs of individuals as your consumers. Organizations who understand
well groups. Every individual or group of how to increase employee motivation, often deliver
individuals joins an organization to fulfill certain exceptional employee experiences and have a
personal needs. The motivation function of the strong internal brand. However, this doesn't
manager serves to help such fulfillment. When an happen overnight. A strong internal brand is the
employee’s needs are satisfied, he is on the whole result of data-driven strategies that rely on
happy. His job satisfaction is of more direct employee feedback. Businesses with established
concern. It is the key to other important brand ambassadors, or in other words, happy and
consequences. motivated employees both retain and attract top
talent.
3. Productivity 4. Greater level of creativity and innovation

The amount of employee motivation directly affects

Employees who are motivated are more capable of
productivity. It comes as no surprise that
dealing with uncertainty, of solving problems more
implementing employee motivation techniques effectively, while also being more creative and
encourages people to work productively and innovative. When the staff feels appreciated and
results in better revenue outcomes. However, not supported by their organization they want to challenge

many people know that a productive way of working themselves. The personnel will not let any obstacle to stop
them in achieving their goals; instead, they are going to
also positively influences employee experience, as it
find new solutions. Consequently, the importance of
promotes higher job satisfaction. Understanding an
motivation in the workplace should never be
employee's motivation can help you encourage them
underestimated, as it stimulates growth. Moreover,
and eventually increase productivity, performance,
managers who recognize what benefits motivate their
and efficiency in the workplace. teams often see the best results. An innovative team will
have a higher chance of success.

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5. Improved manager-employee 6. Better customer service 
relationships
A highly motivated employee, he
There is a problem that many
does his work one hundred
employees quit their jobs because
percent. This especially includes
of bad managers. If you want to
working with the client, because
keep your employees for a long
motivation leads to better
time, you need to have friendly
service. Good customer service is
relations with them and a good
very important because it can
working atmosphere in the
increase sales. Therefore, it is
team. One good technique is for
important that the client has a
managers to come up with
positive opinion about your
something that can motivate
company and will want to buy
their employees. This will show
more and more.
that managers care about them
and value their work, and it will
also encourage workers to work
hard to achieve goals.
We can summarize by saying that motivation is important both to an individual and a
business.

Motivation is important to an individual as:

1.Motivation will help him achieve his personal goals.

2.If an individual is motivated, he will have job satisfaction.
3.Motivation will help in self-development of individual.
4.An individual would always gain by working with a dynamic team.

Similarly, motivation is important to a business as:

5.The more motivated the employees are, the more empowered the team is.
6.The more is the team work and individual employee contribution, more profitable and
successful is the business.
7.During period of amendments, there will be more adaptability and creativity.
8.Motivation will lead to an optimistic and challenging attitude at work place.

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