{"id":6179,"date":"2020-07-08T15:32:24","date_gmt":"2020-07-08T15:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.seodiscovery.com\/blog\/?p=6179"},"modified":"2024-01-04T12:59:52","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T12:59:52","slug":"5-tips-to-keep-employees-motivated-in-global-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seodiscovery.com\/blog\/5-tips-to-keep-employees-motivated-in-global-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways to Motivate Employees in Global Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Lockdown imposed an unexpected and forced change in our day to day lives. The COVID-19 outbreak already made a consequential impact around the world and businesses. As we are slowly going back to some sort of normality, we face new changes in our daily life and at work as well. This Global Pandemic has created a lot of difficulty for everyone to manage their work, employees are demotivated, and this hampers the work-life balance. So, what can be done?<\/p>\n

Here are 5 ways to motivate employees and encourage them to work efficiently during this uncertain times:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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1) Create Flexible Workplace Policies: \n\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Flexible work arrangements are more than a trend, they are a cost-effective way to keep a business running smoothly. In the Flex schedule, where an employee works full day, but can vary their working hours according to their own wish, you can try to flex work programs or staggered shifts so that employees can work according to their convenience. Tools like video conferencing or office chat can help manage the remote work setup and encourage consistent communication.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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2) Team Appreciation: \n\n\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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It is always recommended to send an appreciation email whenever an employee achieves something beyond your expectations. Team appreciations are one of the important things that should be considered. Show your team appreciation and understanding for the struggles they may be going through. This will help them stay focused on the job and work more efficiently.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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3) Reward & Incentives: \n\n\n\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Always link rewards to the employee performance to boost up their confidence and to get the desired output. An Employee reward program can\u00a0help in motivating employees<\/a>\u00a0whereas good incentive provides an optimal challenge that helps to increase employee\u2019s performance and productivity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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4) Focus on Safety: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Let your employees know that you care about their health and safety during the Global Pandemic<\/a>. If your business is still operating on-site, make sure you have hand sanitizers, soaps, gloves, and masks available for your employees. Also, create an environment where employees can keep a proper distance.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Some companies try to ensure their survival by cutting costs; many have resorted to slashing salaries and laying off staff. As we know that every employee is working from home and trying to give their 100% with full dedication it\u2019s just because of the salary that they are expecting. Sometimes, salary is just one source to feed their family. So, providing salary on time can is the best way motivate employees to do more hard work.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t neglect those who are with you working at this time. Show them your appreciation and your understanding for any of the struggles they may go through. Use these basic tips to help your team adjust to working from home and keep them motivated, engaged, and productive.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lockdown imposed an unexpected and forced change in our day to day lives. The COVID-19 outbreak already made a consequential impact around the world and businesses. As we are slowly going back to some sort of normality, we face new changes in our daily life and at work as well. This Global Pandemic has created […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6181,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seodiscovery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seodiscovery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seodiscovery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seodiscovery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seodiscovery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6179"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.seodiscovery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6179\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18318,"href":"https:\/\/www.seodiscovery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6179\/revisions\/18318"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seodiscovery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seodiscovery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seodiscovery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seodiscovery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}