Hi!
I have been busy, busy, busy! Today was a bummer though. Have you ever had one of those days where a lot goes wrong? You think you must have gotten up on the wrong side of the bed?
Well that was today for me.
What helped was it was an absolutely fantastic day outside - clear blue skies and perfect temperature. We are not in a subdivision with really close neighbors. We have 5 acres and so it is peaceful. I especially enjoy the meadowlark songs all day long. Our yellow lab loves to run around the property chasing the remote control airplanes my husband likes to fly early in the morning and late at night.
To Your Success!
Lois
Friday, May 29, 2009
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Hi managers,
Today was quite a day. I went to a refresher course on Quickbooks. BORING! I guess I would never be able to be an accountant. It was great to get back to my own work after the course.
How to Motivate Employees - what are your experiences? As some of you know, I am more interested in long term solutions to motivating employees rather than quick fixes that last briefly. I have had many interesting experiences with employees over the years in moving them from unmotivated to motivated. I had even had a few that resisted strongly at first and later thanked me for making them toe the line. What have your experiences been in motivating employees? Have you ever made an employee toe the line? Has anyone thanked you for making them toe the line especially after stubbornly resisting initially?
I had one employee thank me for making him grow up when I held his feet to the fire. He was nearly 40 years old at the time and he did change and was more mature and a better employee.
Another employee resisted hard during an hour or so of my counseling him toward motivation even to the point of threatening to go "postal"and then turn and thank me and tell me he needed that (my leaning on him) and thanked me for doing it and then said he would become my best employee. To which I said, "Make my day". By the way he did become my best producer and all around best employee in many ways and for stayed that way for many years after our "discussion" until he retired and we grew to respect each other on a deeper level for many years.
I had another employee who had lost the ability to do quality work. I counseled him for months to correct that but he was not able to change so he had to leave. However, he thanked me for giving him a chance to improve and we parted on friendly terms.
What have your experiences been? How to Motivate Employees is an interesting topic with interesting experiences!
To Your Success!
Lois
P.S. Check out my website: www.howtomotivateemployeesnow.com
Today was quite a day. I went to a refresher course on Quickbooks. BORING! I guess I would never be able to be an accountant. It was great to get back to my own work after the course.
How to Motivate Employees - what are your experiences? As some of you know, I am more interested in long term solutions to motivating employees rather than quick fixes that last briefly. I have had many interesting experiences with employees over the years in moving them from unmotivated to motivated. I had even had a few that resisted strongly at first and later thanked me for making them toe the line. What have your experiences been in motivating employees? Have you ever made an employee toe the line? Has anyone thanked you for making them toe the line especially after stubbornly resisting initially?
I had one employee thank me for making him grow up when I held his feet to the fire. He was nearly 40 years old at the time and he did change and was more mature and a better employee.
Another employee resisted hard during an hour or so of my counseling him toward motivation even to the point of threatening to go "postal"and then turn and thank me and tell me he needed that (my leaning on him) and thanked me for doing it and then said he would become my best employee. To which I said, "Make my day". By the way he did become my best producer and all around best employee in many ways and for stayed that way for many years after our "discussion" until he retired and we grew to respect each other on a deeper level for many years.
I had another employee who had lost the ability to do quality work. I counseled him for months to correct that but he was not able to change so he had to leave. However, he thanked me for giving him a chance to improve and we parted on friendly terms.
What have your experiences been? How to Motivate Employees is an interesting topic with interesting experiences!
To Your Success!
Lois
P.S. Check out my website: www.howtomotivateemployeesnow.com
Friday, May 22, 2009
Shocking Truths About How to Motivate Employees
Wow! What an exciting week this has been for me. I have just finished a week long course at the Internet Marketing Center in beautiful Vancouver, B.C. My terrific husband came up here with me but not to the class. While I have been in class, he and our yellow lab have been going on walks and flying model airplanes.
Just wanted to share with you my new article. I think you will find it very interesting.
When many managers think of motivating employees they think of incentives, awards, time off days, etc. Most of these are what would be considered “instant or quick fixes”. They are short term incentives which are thought to motivate employees and they do – for a day or two or maybe a week or even a month but the shocking truth is these are short term motivators and true motivation should be sought through long term solutions that motivate continuously.
Most managers would agree that they want employees to be motivated every day - not just for a day or a week after an award. Synonyms for the word “motivation” are “drive”, “enthusiasm”, and “incentive”. Surely all managers would want their employees to have “drive” and “enthusiasm” for their work every day not just on the occasions of an award or day off.
Long term motivation would require a different approach. Some would say that “raises” and “promotions” accomplish this long term motivation. That is true to some extent. However, frequently the effect of these wears off quickly also and what if raises and promotions are not options? Then what?
To read the rest of the article, click on or paste the URL link into your browser.
To Your Success!
Lois
http://www.howtomotivateemployeesnow.com/The%20Shocking%20Truth%20About%20How%20to%20Motivate%20Employees.html
Just wanted to share with you my new article. I think you will find it very interesting.
Managers: Shocking Truths About How to Motivate Employees
When many managers think of motivating employees they think of incentives, awards, time off days, etc. Most of these are what would be considered “instant or quick fixes”. They are short term incentives which are thought to motivate employees and they do – for a day or two or maybe a week or even a month but the shocking truth is these are short term motivators and true motivation should be sought through long term solutions that motivate continuously.
Most managers would agree that they want employees to be motivated every day - not just for a day or a week after an award. Synonyms for the word “motivation” are “drive”, “enthusiasm”, and “incentive”. Surely all managers would want their employees to have “drive” and “enthusiasm” for their work every day not just on the occasions of an award or day off.
Long term motivation would require a different approach. Some would say that “raises” and “promotions” accomplish this long term motivation. That is true to some extent. However, frequently the effect of these wears off quickly also and what if raises and promotions are not options? Then what?
To read the rest of the article, click on or paste the URL link into your browser.
To Your Success!
Lois
http://www.howtomotivateemployeesnow.com/The%20Shocking%20Truth%20About%20How%20to%20Motivate%20Employees.html
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Hi! Welcome to my blog!
My name is Lois Moncrief and I have 29 years of experience managing workgroups from 17 to 34 employees. I also hold a Masters in Engineering Administration (M.E.A.), a technical M.B.A.
I have also received Secretary of Labor Exceptional Achievement Awards for my managerial work and have held high level responsible positions such as President in organizations outside of work.
I started this blog because I want to share some of the lessons learned from my management experience of 29 years especially on how to motivate employees now and related topics. I look forward to not only blogging but hearing from each of you and your experiences.
To Your Success!
Lois
Check out my website www.howtomotivateemployeesnow.com
My name is Lois Moncrief and I have 29 years of experience managing workgroups from 17 to 34 employees. I also hold a Masters in Engineering Administration (M.E.A.), a technical M.B.A.
I have also received Secretary of Labor Exceptional Achievement Awards for my managerial work and have held high level responsible positions such as President in organizations outside of work.
I started this blog because I want to share some of the lessons learned from my management experience of 29 years especially on how to motivate employees now and related topics. I look forward to not only blogging but hearing from each of you and your experiences.
To Your Success!
Lois
Check out my website www.howtomotivateemployeesnow.com
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