Want motivated teams? Put down the carrot and stick

Women want to advance. Are you helping or hindering? | practice | Want motivated teams? Put down the carrot and stick Created for {EMAIL} | [{NAME}]( at [{NAME}]( [For more relevant content - Update Your Profile]( | [Web Version]( March 23, 2023 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE]( ADVERTISEMENT Leading the Way [] [Women want to advance. Are you helping or hindering?]( [Women want to advance. Are you helping or hindering?]( (filmfoto/Getty Images) Companies can signal to their female and other underrepresented employees that they care about their individual needs by [being intentional in expanding benefits]( beyond parental leave to include mentoring, advancement opportunities and more responsibilities beyond office "housekeeping" duties, say experts. "People assume that women are going to be fine. 'They're loyal to the company,'" [says Tacy Byham](, chief executive officer of DDI. "But if they don't see the payoff for themselves, now at their current company or even what's promised to them in the future, they're going to leave. Full Story: [Great Place to Work]( (3/21), [CNBC]( (3/22) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Put it into practice: Training and professional development [are key to retaining women]( in the workforce, says Byham. "If people are leaving, it's probably because they're either floundering, or they were not set up for success."   [] SmartBrief on Leadership [] [Want motivated teams? Put down the carrot and stick]( [Want motivated teams? Put down the carrot and stick]( (DNY59/Getty Images) Instead of a carrot-and-stick approach to motivation, Susan Fowler, CEO of Mojo Moments, recommends that leaders appeal to employees' values, purpose and joy in their work, which will ultimately enhance both productivity and a company's bottom line. "When you master motivational leadership you ensure that people flourish as they help you deliver the business results you're being held accountable for achieving," Fowler writes. Full Story: [SmartBrief/Leadership]( (3/22) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Put it into practice: Employees tend to disengage from their work if they are not provided a sense of psychological safety and are not energized by their tasks, [Fowler notes](. "Whatever they conclude determines their intentions -- those intentions become the most significant predictors of their behavior," Fowler writes. [] [Read more]( from Susan Fowler on SmartBrief on Leadership [] Smarter Communication [] [Ponder these 3 questions before every performance review]( Before going into a performance evaluation, identify how you want your direct report to think about their actions, how you want them to feel about their performance and what you want them to do to improve, writes Scott Eblin. 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