Team Building Tips

If you want to keep your employees happy (or keep them at all), it is important to find what motivates them, what makes them tick and what keeps them working hard. The trick is finding innovative ways to make people feel important and valued at your company so they do their best for you and your customers every day.

Imagine if you loved getting up to go to work everyday. Wouldn't that be fantastic? Think about what you love about your most favorite job and employer ever. Based on current trends, here are a few of the top motivators reported by employees.  And the best news is that you can start implementing these in your workplace today!

These team-building programs don’t have to cost a lot of money and they will save you money and time drain of turnover.  They will keep you, your employees, and your customers more satisfied.

1. Appreciation – A certificate on nice paper given at a staff meeting goes a long way to inspire team members who have been going the extra mile.

2. Incentives - contests for dinner, weekend vacation getaway.  Sometimes you can get these donated from local vendors or friends

3. Bonus – most employees prefer bonuses to fancy parties during the holiday season.  Cost of living up, salary increases are down.

4. Acknowledgement – Titles, trophies, parking place, time off.

5. Match team members’ strengths to their abilities and interest to customer, company and employee needs.  This will create a win-win-win situation for everyone.

A great employee is a happy employee. A happy employee is someone who looks forward to driving to work every day, just like you do at your; favorite job. A top performer is always well-suited to their job. Their skills match your company needs and therefore they become high impact/low maintenance for you. This is how you get the biggest bang for your buck in creating and retaining top employees.

If you would like to learn more about hiring and retaining top performers to create outstanding teams in your organization, you can get a free special report: 3 motivating exercises to retain your top performers!  All you have to do is email me at  [mailto: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ] This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it You can also visit my website, http://www.organizationalgardener.com for more information about taking your team to the next level.