Team motivation is the ability to stimulating, maintaining and strengthening collective commitment around a common goal.
It is based on levers such as recognition, the meaning given to missions, relational dynamics and the alignment of values.
A motivating leader or team member acts like a catalystto promote cohesion and sustainable performance.
Why is this a key skill?
Team motivation enables :
- Increasing cohesion and collaboration
- Encouragingcommitment and productivity
- Reduce staff turnover and absenteeism
- Developing resilience collective in the face of challenges
- Stimulate creativity and innovation within the teams
Example
A team manager organises a weekly ritual where everyone shares a success story from the week. This moment of collective appreciation strengthens motivation and nurtures a positive climate, even during periods of heavy workload.
A leader is someone who knows the way, follows the way and shows the way.
John C. Maxwell
Associated skills
- Leadership
- Interpersonal communication
- Empathy
- Ability to bring people together
- Stress management
How can we develop it?
- Giving direction missions and link objectives to a broader vision
- Promoting individual and collective successes
- Encouragingautonomy and empowerment of members
- Creating a climate of trust and goodwill
- Involving the team in defining objectives and solutions
Self-assessment
✅ I regularly acknowledge the efforts and achievements of my colleagues.
✅ I try to understand what motivates each member of the team.
✅ I stimulate collective enthusiasm, even in difficult times.
✅ I provide a clear, shared vision of objectives.
✅ I take care to maintain a positive atmosphere in the team.
Less than 4 affirmative answers? It's time to work on your role a collective driving force.
To remember
Team motivation is a an invisible but essential driving force It transforms a group of individuals into a collective force, capable of going further and overcoming obstacles together.
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