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Here’s What Happens When Leaders Get Employee Motivation Right

Source | www.forbes.com | Jim Barnett

Public recognition. Quarterly bonuses. Gamification.

All of these tactics have the power to motivate employees. Most organizations use a mix of approaches to encourage their people to perform at high levels, as well as to uphold the company’s values and business processes. But how do you know if you’re motivating your people in the right way? 

Understanding what motivates your employees — and leveraging it at the right moments — has the power to transform your business. Let me give you an example. 

For one organization in the transportation industry, employee and customer safety is the crux of their success. Through careful analysis of the feedback provided by the organization’s nearly-100,000 employees, business leaders were able to identify a high correlation between employee engagement levels and the risk of injury on the job.

Their most surprising finding? Leaders found that it wasn’t external factors, like the availability of injury-prevention resources, that cause the biggest disparity in injury rates across locations. Instead, the analysis revealed that the employees who tend to be safer at work are those who express feeling a sense of belonging, trust, and empowerment. 

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