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50 / MANAGING A TEAM

Motivating your team

GIVING PERFORMANCE FEEDBACK

Provide feedback to demonstrate that you know what the

members of your team are doing and to acknowledge

improved performance or a job well done. Especially

when individuals are unsure of themselves, you

should point out ways in which the person is improving.

Praising specific accomplishments will help bolster

that person’s self-esteem.

STRENGTHENING EFFORT–PERFORMANCE

–REWARD EXPECTANCIES

To get the best from your team, emphasize the anticipated

reward value, whether extrinsic or intrinsic. Make sure that

every individual realizes the link between their performance

and the rewards. Even if your organization does not provide

performance-based pay, you can bestow other extrinsic

rewards, such as allocating more favorable job assignments.

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