9 ways to motivate employees (by dr g. schuman's theory)

1. cross-train people on each other's functional duties to allow alternating job tasks.
2. give special assignments that allow for personal growth and development.
3. assign an experienced pro or senior to mentor a less experienced person.
4. talk with people about skills they would like to develop and then look for appropriate learning experiences.
5. take people to a meal/lunch to provide specific feedback on their performance. ask how they feel about what is happening and what assignments they find intersting.
6. provide rotating job assignments to different positions/departments to allow people to broaden their skills.
7. give assignments that are personally interesting or those that provide high visibility.
8. assign people to various teams to broaden their contacts and expand their ability to work well with different kinds of people.
9. allow the opportunity to develop creative or innovative ways for handling assignments.