What makes your employees happy? What is the real motivation when a person goes to work? The answer that many people think about is MONEY. But is money all they want, or are there other motives lurking behind. Let's explore through the article below to understand and manage employees more effectively.

In fact, money is one of the necessary factors to be able to keep your employees happy. However, money is only at the bottom of the list. So what makes them truly satisfied?

Be recognized for the value of contribution

Yes! The first factor that we want to talk about is the recognition of the work they contribute. Everyone wants to be appreciated and valued in the eyes of others. So are your employees.

Don't be afraid to say thank you when your employee does a good job. Listen to their recommendations. If appropriate, apply those suggestions to let employees see that your company is a place that values their suggestions, and contributions.

Be respected

Of course your employees want to be paid fairly. But that's not all. They want to be treated like an “adult” and want to be supported by their managers and colleagues. They also want to be trusted and empowered to do their job.

To manage employees effectively, you need to know how to treat your employees fairly. If you get to work with people you like and trust, you'll definitely feel much more interesting, right?

Recognized

Employees want to know what you're expecting from them and if they're doing a good job. Imagine, if your employees make a mistake, they don't know and no one tells them they did it. What is going to happen? They will make the same mistakes over and over again and get it wrong again.

You need to provide your employees with a job description, a basis for them to know if they meet or exceed their goals at work. And you need to recognize and have a reasonable reward policy for employees who do good work.

Having opportunity of promotion

Everyone who has gone to work wants to learn, want to be promoted at work. Even if they can't get to the next level, your employees still want their ideas heard and their forte put to use.

Many employees have the ability to be in position A but have to work in position B. Try to find out what areas each of your employees is usually interested in? What attracts them there? If they want, create conditions for them to be trained and move to work in that field.

By the way, have you built a promotion path for your employees?

Dedicated

Employees want to work with purpose, want to be dedicated at work. If your business shows employees a clear mission and goal, their morale will be better. When they feel part of the organization they are ready to dedicate themselves to move the organization forward.