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Some companies have motivated employees that help the organization grow by working hard and cutting out efficiencies. Other companies have poorly motivated employees who waste time, work slowly and have a hard time getting to work. Many managers might assume that this lack of motivation is due to the actions of the employees but it might be due to the organization’s compensation design and employment structure. If you are an employer who couldn’t care less about employee motivation there are a number of ways you can really destroy or hamper any small hope of motivation. Perhaps you want your workplace to resemble something more like a prison than a business in the 21st Century. In this case you will find these reverse tips useful 1.) Don’t Pay Market Rates: Nothing destroys motivation worse then paying employees under market wages. If you help them feel like they are respected and make it difficult for them to pay their bills then there is a good chance they will leave your business. The added bonus is that your turn-over rate will go through the roof. 2.) Play Favorites: Treat people differently. If you like them promote them, hang out with them and always take their side. You can even go so far as making other people do their work and then give your friends the credit. 3.) Cronyism: Don’t bother to respect people’s opinions. If you can make them feel as though they are ignorant and don’t know anything they will fall in line quickly. Simply having “yes men” around will surely increase your ego. 4.) Don’t Bother to Say “Thank You”: Assume that your employees owe their life to the company. Don’t bother to say thank you for the small favors and complements your employees give you. It is much better to be jerk and demand compliance. After a while your employees might actually hate their jobs. 5.) Punish Innovation: When an employee comes to you with an idea for doing their job better it is much easier to ignore them and send them back to work. If they continue in persisting that they have a more efficient way to do business go ahead and fire them. Who needs someone who questions authority anyway? Many of these methods are very effective in destroying motivation and companies have learned to adapt them within their culture. Management can take great comfort in their belief in how excellent they are and how incompetent their workers are. This makes them look good. Even better human resource professionals can be assured that they will be increasing their employment security because they will be busy recruiting new employees, filing terminations, dealing with unemployment agencies and generally plotting havoc on the workforce. In no time at all your company will move at a snails pace. Murad Ali, a two-time published author, writes articles and offers advertisement space for businesses. Visit http://www.thenewbusinessworld.blogspot.com and http://www.datingdesires.blogspot.com
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