IN our last article, we spoke about the importance of crafting and sharing a well-thought out Mission Statement for companies. How it helps employees get aligned to the business direction and contribute wherever they can towards achieving goals set. And also how important it is to develop one for ourselves to help guide us in our life.
I'd like to bring those two items together and discuss about motivating staff because in today's challenging business environment, our people or talent is a critical part of the bloodline in an organisation. Motivating your staff is a cycle where once you find your people, you need to hold and manage them. Motivation forms part of retention strategies and programmes in organisations. In understanding the need to motivate staff to ensure that they remain engaged and loyal with your company, let's look at what are some of the factors which motivate people to work.