Take time out to explain to your team how their assignments and projects fit into the company’s larger goals and overall objectives. This will help demonstrate that every task they complete can have an impact on the company’s reputation, success, and bottom line. Build a shared vision in your department or organisation. This encourages workers to focus on performance and results, and give their work more meaning. To do this, first look at the why, how, and what. According to the Society of Human Resource Management’s HR Magazine:
- The Why defines the organisation’s purpose. Once the “Why” is identified, it is your job as the leader to communicate the purpose, and live by it.
- The How is the collection of values that inspire and guide behaviour, and acts as the company’s guiding
principles. Consider what makes your business unique from others doing similar work. - The What is an organisation’s vision and goals. The “What” provides quantifiable information to measure
results.
“When your workplace has a passion for the “why,” lives by the “how” and focuses on accomplishing the “what” of your organization, then they see the big picture. They don’t need to be micromanaged. Motivated by “why,” guided by “how” and targeted to achieve “what,” they can evaluate their daily activities to determine what they should be doing and how they should be doing it. “
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