Motivation needed to 'untangle human potential'

Date: 02/04/2009

Managers must remove obstacles which hold a worker back from doing their job with greater ease if they are to go about motivating employees, according to an expert in reward and recognition.

Kevin J Sensenig of Dale Carnegie & Associates told ASTD that if issues of low performance are not sorted out before a morale-boosting initiative is implemented, good employees may not be given the reward and recognition they deserve and could leave in one way or another.

He said that changes to improve motivation must be implemented from stage one, as all problems should be cleared up by the end of orientation so performance is not tied to misunderstanding.

Mr Sensenig noted that people who do not believe they are capable of things at work should not be simply cheered on, adding: "Instil in them a belief in themselves and the confidence to use past successes as a stepping stone to future opportunities."

Finally, he emphasised the importance of inspiration in the office, with several tasks no doubt avoided by many workers as they are less desirable, highlighting the use of incentive schemes to help them out.

Novations Group recently highlighted that many people can have problems with performance due to leadership expectations in the office being too high.

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