Today marks the final installment of the ‘Challenges in the Workforce’ series, and Michelle and Maria tackle the critical topic of motivating the future workforce. A fitting sequel to the previous episode about employee experience, today’s show digs even deeper into the challenge companies face in attracting and retaining talent, particularly in this current employee market. What may have motivated employees pre-pandemic may very well not have the same impact now, and in this episode, our hosts shine the spotlight on exactly why this is and what you can do about it.
They begin by looking at the notion of successfully leading remotely, and then delve into zoom meetings, phone calls, and multitasking during them. They go on to explore the need for aligning different topics for different meetings, ways in which leaders motivate and demotivate employees, and finish up by sharing their expert advice in this crucial area. As the finale to the highly important series, today’s episode caps off the information and wisdom necessary to help your organization confront and overcome the challenges in today’s workforce related to motivation and beyond.
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“You've got individual people with individual desires, and then you've got leaders who have no f’ing clue how to manage a workforce that is sitting in 12 different places.”
“People who are introverts are exhausted by being on camera, and on each and every day.”
“It just seems like it's more work to be on a video call than anything else these days, and it's like back to back to back.”
“I can no longer assess the mood of the room the way I did before.”
“We find from the world of coaching that we have better dialogues without the visual.”
“Never ever, ever do for the learner what the learner can do for themselves.”
“So I will tell you - get over the fact that they're multitasking, or have better meetings where they get to participate.”
“What is your topic piece should decide how the message gets delivered.”
“Zoom should just be another potential method for how you communicate. It shouldn't be the only method.”
“Now you have to think about the virtual environments, including zoom fatigue, things that you're going to consider on what's going to motivate or demotivate your workforce in the future, and how you're going to attract the top talent and retain them through that process.”
“I think you guys need to reassess all of the fancy shiny pieces you had in your corporate America environment, and what's going to be shiny for your individuals.”
“One of the things that I found stood out to a ton of employees were organizations that put together a serious care package, like a home office care package.”
“Rethink starts with having a conversation with some of your employees.”
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