Assessments as a motivation tool?
How can you evaluate ways to motivate each individual employee? The answer is simple: assessments. Employee assessments can provide you with the insights that could lead to higher productivity and job satisfaction throughout your organization by way of a scientific identification of developmental needs. The information collected from assessments can also help provide company leaders with perspective on the current reality in their organizations workplace and highlights areas of concern affecting the total workplace experience.
Keeping employees engaged and motivated is the key to a successful, highly-productive workforce. While some employees are able to produce at the highest level regardless of the incentive, most others need encouragement. Each employee has a different motivational trigger - some employees may be motivated by things like performance-based bonuses, while others maybe lodoking for a promotion, and still others may like flexible working conditions or additional paid time off. There are some people who are motivated only by the quality of their own work. Whatever the reason, employees must find satisfaction in their work or they will become unhappy and unproductive.
Managers must find ways to understand what drives each individual employee within the context of his or her role in the company. When handled effectively, the result can be greater productivity and increased employee morale.
So, how can retention be improved? By measuring the essential factors that mark the difference between success and failure in specific jobs, the organization will be able to put the right person into every position, allowing them to utilize their talents without limitations. This also ensures that the employees live up to their full potential and the organization operates at it’s optimal level of efficiency with a highly motivated & happier workforce.
