December can be a tricky month for many when it comes to performance, so it’s essential you keep yourself and your team motivated in the run up to the New Year.
And when 56% of B2B marketers report year on year budget growth, for over half of us B2B types there are big things (and big targets) in the pipeline for 2015. You’re going to need to up your performance in order to hit the ground running in January and deliver against your team KPIs. So get a huddle together and hand out these top tips to get your team aligned, motivated, and inspired.
Or Shani (CEO & Founder Adgorithms) “Celebrate achievements large and small, for employee appreciation is one of the best motivators you can ask for.”
Or Shani (Such good tips, we had to pick two!) “Communicate your company vision and core values clearly, and make sure each employee knows just how important he is to the success machine.”
Seth Godin (Author & Blogger, Linchpin) “If you’re not proud of it, don’t ship it. If you are, sign your work and own the results.”
Leslie Bradshaw (Former COO, President & Co-Founder, JESS3) “As with any relationship, the market favours those who give more value than they ask for.”
Ogilvy & Mather (Advertisers) “Better to over deliver on fewer projects, than under deliver on many.”
Marsha Firestone (President, Women President’s Organization) “I have a roundtable in my office, and I get all parties involved in decision-making and action items and meet as needed so everyone knows what they’re going to be working on.”
Young Entrepreneur Council “Feedback rewards individuals for their accomplishments, encourages them to improve, and empowers them to achieve their goals.”
Yoda (Jedi Master) “Do, or do not. There is no ‘try’.”
Matt Heinz (President at Heinz Marketing) “Customer point of view. Always. Filter everything you’re doing, saying and pitching through that and you’ll improve just about every metric you care about today.”
Simon Sinek (Author, Motivational Speaker, Start with Why) “People don’t buy what you do; they buy why you do it.”
Follow these top motivational tips to supercharge your team’s performance in December (and beyond!) and make that Christmas party all the more worthwhile.
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