英孚英语11-8 Reaching your potential 网络单元练习.pdf

Level 11 unit 8 Motivating your staff ENTREPRENEUR: Every manager wants to be in charge of 负责、主管(某事) an effective, hard working and motivated team. However, teams only perform like this if their managers are motivating them effectively 正有效的激励他们. An increasingly popular way 一种日益流行的方式 in business to increase both a workforces productivity, and their motivation 在工作方面同时增 加劳动生产率和他们的积极性, is a three point plan of action called ABR. Analyze. Benchmark 基准. ENTREPRENEUR: Reward 奖励. First, a manager has to sit down with each of their staff to analyze the skills they need to complete their daily work, and what are their most common mistakes. This is done in a collaborative way 用协作的方式, as (a) it gives employees a chance to tell their manager the problems they have, and (b) the employees feel theyve got a say 曾有过发言权in their future objectives . Both of these increase staff motivation. Its a big job 这是一件大事. ENTREPRENEUR: But when its done, the managers can set realistic benchmarks for their employees. In other words, just how much of a realistic improvement can each team member make during a three month period? And how can their manager help them do this? Again, because the employees are involved in setting these benchmarks, they feel more motivated to reach them. After three months their performance is assessed, and those who have reached or surpassed their targets are rewarded. ENTREPRENEUR: High achievers dont necessarily have to 不一定非要be rewarded with cash. They can be rewarded with vouchers 抵用券 that allow them to buy your companys product cheaply . Or, if theyre not interested in this, they can be given vouchers that add up to extra holiday days. In this way, theyre not working just for the money, but also for something more ... substantial. To keep things fair, the reward system should be graded 分等级的, so that