How to Motivate an Uninspired Team | VetFran

Being a franchise owner means you are a driving force in motivating your employees and keeping up morale.

This can be a challenge if you also feel unmotivated or discouraged yourself at times. If you are looking for ways to motivate your employees to consistently perform their best, read on to find out how to be an effective motivator in the workplace.

Keeping Yourself Motivated

Staying motivated in business is crucial for success. Without motivation, there may be struggles setting goals, reaching them and feeling confident in personal abilities.

To improve personal motivation, try pulling inspiration from other places. Ask yourself, “Who motivates me to succeed?” This could be a previous employer, a motivational speaker or someone else you admire.

Once a source of motivation is chosen, set a new goal and revisit previous business goals that have been reached. This mental win will help create a feeling of accomplishment, motivating more success to happen.

Motivating Others

Now that you’re feeling more motivated, here is how to motivate your employees:

Include Employees in Goal Setting

Encouraging employees to be a part of the goal setting process increases understanding about their overall role within the company.

Feeling disengaged from a collaborative team is sure to make anyone feel uninspired in the workplace, and preventing this will help increase motivation amongst staff members.

Allow Autonomy and Flexibility Where Applicable

Micromanaging is the opposite of what most employees prefer. Working in autonomous conditions, with flexibility if possible, helps employees feel a sense of independence.

To encourage autonomy and flexibility, start small. If it is possible for employees to work from home for one day per week, or be more flexible with their start and end times, implement those conditions and assess their effectiveness over time.

Recognize and Respect

Recognizing achievement and hard work is a surefire way to improve employee morale. Begin handing out compliments and recognition during company meetings to help employees feel appreciated.

Being a respected leader does not happen overnight. This also goes both ways—a respected leader respects his or her employees. This kind of relationship is mutually beneficial and can help increase motivation to reach company goals.

If you want to feel more confident and motivated in your business, see how VetFran can help you today!