GineersNow Engineering Magazine March 2017 Issue No 013

Source: Digital Trends
HOW DO YOU HELP AN
UNMOTIVATED ENGINEER
AT WORK?
There are different reasons why the engineers at your workplace
don’t show up to work with a goal to accomplish great things for
the day.
There are days when you observe the people
you work with are not motivated enough to
do their tasks at hand. You see them feeling
uninspired to achieve good results at work. Then,
you find yourself asking if the problem comes
from the people they work with, the specific work
assigned to them or that the company is failing.
There are different reasons why the engineers at
your workplace don’t show up to work with a goal
to accomplish great things for the day. As a leader
in your team, you must properly identify what the
problems are and find the best possible solution
to fix these problems. Here are some ways to
help unmotivated engineers have better work
performances at work:
YOUR ENGINEERS DON’T SEE THE VALUE
IN WHAT THEY ARE DOING.
In most cases, unmotivated engineers often feel
that way because they don’t see the point in what
they are doing. This is why you have to explain
your vision for your company. It is important that
they know what and why they are doing these
things. Let them know the value of their jobs
and how they can help achieve the goals of your
company. Give them something to believe in
and involve them in things that will get everyone
excited about when achieving certain tasks for
your company’s vision.
GIVE YOUR ENGINEERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
DISCOVER.
Most often than not, engineers do not like jobs
that are boring. They hate taking jobs that doesn’t
allow them the opportunities to improve and grow
as a professional.
As a company, provide time for each of your
engineers to explore new things and give them
new tasks every now and then. For a profession
that taught them to practice critical thinking in the
field, it is best if you give them challenged that will
help them apply what they learned in engineering
school and actually have the chance to discover
more about their work.
MAKE THEM FEEL THEY’RE PART OF THE
SUCCESS OF THE COMPANY.
This is probably the hardest thing to do. One
success of the company doesn’t necessarily
mean everyone can be happy about it, especially
for those who are not personally involved in the
project. You have to find a way to let the people
at work know that each one contributes to the
success of the company. It is better to even give
them validation every now and then. Help them
understand what kind of impact they can have on
the company.
While it is always challenging to keep your
engineers motivated at work, as the leader, you
have to come up with ways to keep them inspired.
If you don’t want to have internal problems at
work, it is best to keep them motivated and feel
valued at work.
As Sir Richard Branson once said, “Clients do
not come first. Employees come first. If you take
care of your employees, they will take care of the
clients.”
Keep them motivated. Keep them inspired.
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