Motivate Your Employees to Help You Succeed

Your employees are the blood that keep your small business alive. Without them, your operations could come to a screeching halt. Having happy, motivated employees can really help your company prosper.

Here is a list of ways that can help your employees become and stay motivated to work for your business:

• Provide a positive work environment. When there are conflicts within our employees, work hard to resolve them. The fact that you are making an effort reflects positively.
• Encourage teamwork. When your company secures a large contract or makes a big sale, reward your employees. Lunch, dinner, or prizes can really encourage your workers to be team players and strive toward common goals.
  
• Reward hard work. If a certain employee has put in extra hours to help meet a deadline or if a hard working father has a long commute, consider alternative rewards. Allow the father to work from home one day a week. Let the employee have a day off of work. When you see that someone who works hard for you has a need, try to find a way to meet it. This will really encourage your employees to work hard.
  

Providing a positive work environment and rewarding good work will really help your employees to enjoy their job, work harder, and be loyal to the company.

Brad Harmon is the President at a leading financing company, First Star Capital (www.firststarcapital.com). Brad is a frequent contributor to online publications and newsletters, and is the author of this blog on commercial financing topics.