Happy team is a productive team. Avoid motivation killers and

implement fixes to amend the situations.

10 TEAM MOTIVATION KILLERS

HOW TO FIX THEM

Not paying your team-members what they’re worth.

26% of Engaged Employees would leave their current job for just a 5% pay increase

1. INADEQUATE REWARDS

Fix: Clearly define an open rewards system

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Not providing an environment that nurtures productivity

Open o�ce setups report 62% more sick days

2. AWFUL OFFICE SPACE

Fix: Re-think the open o�ce layout

Not providing the chance to learn

Did you know? Google allows employees spend 20% of time on their own personal projects

3. NO SELF-DEVELOPMENT

Fix: Send your team to a fun training

M T W T F S S

PERSONAL TIME

Not letting team-members have a say in anything

On average, 39% of workers don’t feel their input is appreciated

4. INEFFICIENT COLLABORATION

Fix: Ask a question every now and then.

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Not paying attention on your teams happiness

24% of actively disengaged employees spread negativity to coworkers.

5. NEGATIVE PEOPLE

Fix: Measure employee happiness

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Not cultivating an open culture

Did you know? Warren Bu�ett was rejected by Harvard University.

6. FEAR OF FAILURE

Fix: Don’t punish people for their honest mistakes

FAILURE

Not setting clearly defined objectives and a focus.

63% of study respondents said that not knowing which work was the priority wasted their time

7. LACK OF CLEAR GOALS

Fix: Implement OKR’s (Objectives and Key Results).

Learn more: https://weekdone.com/resources/objectives-key-results

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Fix: Use the PPP (progress, plans, problems) process to get insights

Learn more: https://weekdone.com/resources/plans-progress-problems

38% would rather do unpleasant activities than sit next to their micromanaging boss.

Not giving enough freedom to the team

8. MICROMANAGING BOSSES

Fix: Use http://teammeetingchecklist.com to properly prepare

9. USELESS MEETINGSNot providing an agenda and not sticking the

time-schedule

Average professional wastes 3,8 hours per week on unproductive meetings

Fix: Use smart tools like Weekdone to collaborate with the team

Learn more: https://weekdone.com

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Team is willing to work long hours, if they feel their time is not wasted.

96% of respondents felt they receive unnecessary e-mails that waste their time

10. WASTING YOUR TEAM’S TIME

Sources:

1. Dale Carnegie Training® - Employee Engagement Study 2013 [http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20130211005999/en/Dale-Carnegie-Training-Uncovers-Major-Drivers-Employee#.VChQd2eSwuu]2. Center for Creative Leadership [http://www.ccl.org/leadership/pdf/research/AlwaysOn.pdf] 3. State of the American Workplace Report 2013 – Gallup [http://www.gallup.com/strategicconsulting/163007/state-american-workplace.aspx]4. Microsoft O�ce Survey [http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/press/2005/mar05/03-15threeproductivedayspr.aspx] 5. O�ce of National Statistics, 2012 http://fairfieldprofessionals.com/insights/145-interruptions-distractions-and-technology6. Sickness absence associated with shared and open-plan o�ces 2011 [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21528171] 7. Market Tools Inc. September 2010

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