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establishing clear expectations, and building a 3.1 Understand what keeps my team
sense of ownership and commitment among motivated
team members. This activity can be done
remotely as it is possible to open a conference 3.1.1 Conceptual Framework: Understand
call and work online. what keeps my team motivated
Motivation is difficult to measure, but all
managers can recognize it when it’s missing
3. How to keep my team from their team. Some of the benefits a
motivated employee can offer include:
motivated
✔ Better employee engagement – care
Motivation is the driving force behind human
actions – it is what helps us lose extra weight about their job and feel connected to
or pushes us to get that promotion at work. In the company’s vision
short, motivation brings us a step closer
✔ Increased Productivity: better time
towards our goals. However, we have all been
in a position where one week we check off management and less procrastination
everything on our to-do list and others where ✔ Higher employee retention:
we wish we would be anywhere else apart
employees who feel motivated are
from working. It is totally normal for
employees to face dips in their motivation, but likely to stick around
when they are consistently disengaged this can ✔ Positive workplace environment:
cause many problems to the person and the
employees feeling inspired and valued
company in general.

For team leaders and managers figuring out
different ways to motivate their employees
has always been a hot topic, however, with so
many companies shifting to remote working
there’s a new rising issue: how can we
motivate our employees without being
physically present in a workspace?

Focusing on providing them with new
technologies and tools is important whilst
working remotely, but human challenges,
starting with motivation, are critical things to 3.1.2 Practical Application: putting knowledge
consider in order to make the transition to into action for real-world results based on
remote working as easy as possible. understanding what keeps my team
motivated
This chapter will provide you with the basic

theory behind motivation, along with practical
ways and tips to identify what motivates your To be able to get the most from your team, you
team and how to use different ideas to keep need to understand what drives them to
perform and succeed at a deeper level.
your remote employees motivated and
inspired. Here are some practical ways you can use to
learn more about what motivates your team:

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