How to keep current employees focused and motivated?

Amidst all the alarming economic and geo-political macrotrends leading to layoffs, cost-cuttings and rising inflation, the biggest challenge for organizations has been “How to keep current employees focused and motivated?”

This is a time immemorial problem with many thinkers, most notably Adam Smith, Freud, Maslow among others trying to decipher its nuances.

Sharing the three major drivers based upon my learning in leading people through culture transformations and management of change:

1. Sense of making difference to the organization / world
2. Exposure and growth opportunities
3. Recognition and rewards (including instant)

Additionally, one key point to remember is that the more employees are connected to the organization’s culture and values, the more motivated they are going to be.

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