As a manager, it can be difficult to find ways to keep your employees happy, motivated, and productive; especially with a tight budget. Luckily, money isn’t the only way to inspire your employees. These ten ideas will help keep your team moving forward – no raise required.
1. Provide more vacation time. Reward your superstars with extra vacation days. Since they are your best performers, you won’t have to worry about them not getting their work done.
2. Offer flexible hours. Flexible working schedules promote a better work-life balance and can help prevent burnout. Do your employees really need to be in the office from 9 to 5 every day?
3. Encourage employees to step away. It sounds counterintuitive, but a little bit of downtime can actually boost employee productivity by recharging their mental batteries.
4. Provide opportunities for growth. Some studies show that career development opportunities are one of the most important benefits for employees.
5. Introduce new responsibilities. Providing your workers with new roles and responsibilities shows them that you trust in their abilities, and also adds variety to their jobs.
6. Recognize good work. A simple “thank you” can go a long way towards making an employee feel appreciated.
7. Liven up your office. Dull offices make for dull employees. Liven yours up with plants, sunlight, decorations, music, and allow your employees to personalize their workspace (within reason).
8. Keep everyone in the loop. Clear, transparent communication can make your employees feel less like your subjects and more like your partners.
9. Pencil in face time. Take the last tip to the next level by communicating face-to-face, instead of via phone or email.
10. Ask for feedback. No one knows how to keep your employees happy better than your employees themselves. Ask them for feedback and actually listen to it.
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