The Coaching Out of The Box® team got together for a planning meeting and got into a good conversation about employee motivation. What follows is the thoughts we had and we would love to see you add to the list!
- Treat them like they are 5
- Micromanage them
- Tell them what to do
- Don’t follow up
- Don’t notice the little things
- Don’t model what you expect of them
- Disrespect their time
- Believe that they don’t need to know everything going on
- Make decisions without consulting them
- Have corporate values that are just words on a wall
- Take credit for their ideas
- Reward mediocracy
- Avoid conflict
- Let them fend for themselves
- Belittle or shame them in front of their colleagues
- Tell them you can’t do anything about what they have come to you with as a complaint
- Cut innovation or new ideas off at the knees
- Don’t pay attention to mood or subtle issues
- Manage from a place of fear
- Set Targets that are un-achievable
- Develop insulting incentives- where pay doesn’t equate effort
- Lip Service Slogans
- Prevent them from accessing social media or other tools they can use for their jobs
- Spy on them
WHAT ELSE CAN YOU ADD TO THE LIST?
