The motivation levels of employees play a critical role in their efficiency and performance at the workplace. Hence, building a highly motivated workforce is vital for most organizations. Thus, organizations first need to understand the concept of employee motivation and its benefits.
‘Employee Motivation‘ can be defined in the simplest terms as the eagerness or commitment of an employee to perform a task.
Hence, organizations need to ensure that their employees find their work enjoyable and are satisfied with the overall work environment.
Both these factors contribute significantly towards keeping the employees motivated and engaged, which in turn enhances their performance and efficiency.
A survey conducted by Gallup has shown that organizations that see a rise in 20% in engagement, experience a 41% reduction in absenteeism and a 59% decline in employee turnover rates. Engaged employees are more likely to avoid missing work and develop a deep sense of passion, purpose, presence, and energy towards their job.
A well-motivated workforce can prove to be the greatest asset for the organization.
It tends to be more productive, has a lower turnover rate, and is more committed to organizational growth.
Therefore, motivated employees feel they are an integral part of the organization they work for, which helps create a positive work environment.
The following are the key advantages that organizations can enjoy by having a motivated workforce:
1. Better Performance
2. Higher Productivity
3. Continuous Learning
4. Lower Employee Turnover
5. Positive Work Culture
6. Greater Innovation
7. Easier Change Management
Notably, highly motivated employees have significantly higher performance and efficiency levels.
When motivated, employees are naturally inclined to give their best efforts to complete the tasks assigned to them.
Therefore, motivation helps transform the knowledge and skills of employees into enhanced performance and greater business impact.
Moreover, motivated employees show a deeper sense of ownership for the organization’s resources and hence tend to utilize them more efficiently.
Therefore, they work towards minimizing wastage and show a willingness to share resources with their co-workers from the same or even different teams.
Hence, this helps in reducing the overall operational costs, which can prove beneficial, especially for organizations with limited resources.
Additionally, employees tend to push themselves toward achieving their professional objectives when they are motivated.
This helps facilitate their self-development, as they show eagerness to attain new skills and develop behaviors that can stimulate their growth.
Hence, they work towards constantly improving themselves as they try to attain even greater levels of success for themselves as well as their organization.
Since higher motivation results in better performance and efficiency of the employees. It makes them feel more satisfied with their current organization.
This sense of satisfaction minimizes their desire to seek job opportunities elsewhere.
So, motivated employees develop a deeper sense of loyalty and belonging, and are less willing to leave this secure environment.
Motivated employees tend to be happier and more satisfied with their work environment, which makes it easier for them to collaborate more with their peers and seniors.
Whether it is about offering peer-to-peer recognition to a co-worker or providing help and support to overcome a workplace challenge, motivated employees are always willing to make a positive contribution to the organization.
Hence, this helps in creating a positive work culture based on mutual trust and support.
Additionally, motivated employees are always eager to explore, learn, and challenge the status quo.
This helps them in coming up with new business ideas, process improvements, and more cost-effective ways to work.
They are more likely to take the initiative to find new ways to do existing things.
This helps create an environment of innovation that can fuel business growth for the organization.
When motivated, employees feel less anxious about any organizational changes that might be part of a strategy.
Hence, they feel assured that they are doing a good job.
They are better prepared to embrace any change with a positive mindset and will put in their best efforts.
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The importance of having a highly motivated workforce cannot be overlooked by organizations seeking consistent growth and success in today’s highly competitive business environment.
Hence, it is not surprising that most organizations today strive to keep their employees highly motivated and engaged.
Lead author: Sagar Chaudhuri, the Co-Founder and CEO of HiFives. He is an HR Tech Evangelist with over 25 years of experience in the corporate world and entrepreneurship. In the past, Sagar has worked in leadership roles with companies such as Genpact, Infosys, and ICICI Bank. He has an engineering degree from IIT Kharagpur and an MBA from IIM Lucknow. Connect on LinkedIn
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