Motivation is a term that almost everyone knows about, even if they aren’t familiar with how it is used in the workplace. It is used to influence your decisions, drives you to do better and keeps you going, even when things get tough. The truth is that without motivation, you’d never get anything done or want to get better. Everyone has different needs, so what is motivating for one person may not be for another.
Examples
If you have one employee who never does their job or is rude to others, it could be motivating for you to threaten to fire them. They don’t want to lose their job because they’ve got a wife and children to support, and will do better. For another employee in a similar situation, the thought of being fired may be a relief, so more training might be a better motivator.
Professional motivational speaker can be brought into the workplace to empower employees. Some may be resistant to change or may not realize their part in the scheme of things. A speaker can come in and discuss what happened in their lives, which can spark interest and change in the company.
Different Perspective
When you or your managers sit there and yell at employees day-in, day-out, it says to them, we hear the same things every day. While you’d think that would be motivating, it usually isn’t because the employees may not know how to do what you’re asking or even what you’re asking.
Professional motivational speakers mix things up. They still say the same things and get your points across, but do so in a different way. People get excited just because someone new is talking and it’s not the same manager or CEO spouting rules, which can improve attitudes, build confidence and much more.
