How to Motivate your staff on Monday Mornings

It has been revealed that: On an average 80% of full time employed workers turn up to work on Monday mornings, really feeling depressed and sad, and wishing that the weekend never ended. As a manager, the first day of the week is really crucial, sometimes it goes on to determine how the rest of the week goes, you really need to motivate your work force effectively as if your life depends on it especially on Monday mornings if you want great employee performance.  No matter how much instructions you give, if someone isn’t motivated to do the job, they would simply give you an ”eye -service”

Do not just assume everything is OK .Simple questions like ”Did you all have a good weekend”? Can ease the tense of being back to the working environment again after probably partying all weekend.

I have put together these three best proven tips to help you motivate your work force for excellent performance-

1,It all starts from you-Good employees love their jobs and are always looking forward to going back to work on Monday, most people might love their jobs but might hate their managers. Good managers produce good employees.

Your ability to inspire your team through the demonstration of high enthusiasm and energy on Monday mornings shows how much you love and believe what you do. To help you with this, put yourself in your employees’ shoes and ask if your employees can feel a new energy that can activate strong productivity simply by meeting you .you must be motivated to be able to motivate others

As a Manager, What are ways you can show how much you are dedicated to you your job? Let this come across through your body language, the way you communicate etc.

2,New week -New Goals-What is in the new week for them? What should they work towards for the week? Good managers think ahead .No matter the type of business you run, even if it is a coffee shop, having a new target of having at least two new customers to give a special feedback about your service can get your staff motivated.

Remember that as the manager, your staff do not always see what you see They might be looking forward to their salaries while you are thinking of more new businesses and more customers turning into clients [Repeat business].”, introducing a new goal for the team acts like a fuel and energizes them, you would be surprised at how effective this can be.

A goal is like a GPS, when a destination is set in, their minds automatically work towards it.

3, New task-Team reward-Most companies normally have meetings on Monday mornings, this helps to focus the minds of the employees and prepares them for the week. I hate when employees say this about their job; same old-same old. It is so easy for employees to get bored if no new tasks are being assigned .As a manager, if you notice a team member looking demotivated, it might be a sign of depression of having to do the same thing again, and you might need to assign a different task to that employee for the new week.

Finally reward your employees, tell them how well they performed the previous well and see the energy spring up. You need your employees to be naturally motivated to do their job and justify their wages without you talking or shouting so much.

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