I’ve recently found an article, which talks about how employees that are happy tend to be more productive. There has been a lot of study that demonstrates how employee’s satisfaction/perception leads to company success. The article shows a couple of tips on how to motivate and make happy employees by creating incentives in order to keep them focused on their work. Here are some tips that the article mentions:

Bonuses: Create a financial incentive in order to reward great performances.

Amenities: A gym, a cafeteria or a day care centre will make employees happier.Perks: Create office casual days, half days, office parties and activities outside of the office.

Positive Recognition: Recognize one of your workers in public for his or her achievements. Try to recognize them.

Education: Pay for additional education will make the company workforce more skilled.

Motivating and making employees happy are key factors for a company success. It also helps the company create corporate culture.  It is very interesting how the article talks about Zappo’s strategies to make employees happy since we talked about the company in class.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/patrickhull/2013/05/23/motivation-mystery-how-to-keep-employees-productive/