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How to motivate and coach your employees

Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, June 21, 2007

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A manager must realize that although most employees possess great abilities, they may not work up to them, most often due to lack of motivation. The success or failure of the manager is partly determined by the presence of, or lack of, a highly motivated work force. It is essential that a coach recognize that team performance during practice is a good indicator of what will happen during the real thing. Take these tips in motivating your staff:

• Some people have difficulty in working under pressure. These people may need a review of job fundamentals to build self-confidence. Help them feel that they can do the job well and better than anyone else. Stress the importance of taking time to do the job accurately and in the proper sequence.
• Each person needs to feel a part of the group. Give employees techniques for feeling accepted by their group.

Editor's note: The above excerpt is from the online course "Nursing CE Series: Leadership and Coaching Skills for Nurse Managers." For more information on this and other courses in our library, go to http://www.hcprofessor.com.

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