How To Motivate An Overly Negative Team Member
As a home based business leader it is not only your job to grow your own business and recruit others. It is also your responsibility to make sure the everyone on your team is doing the best they possibly can. Obviously you’re not going to be able to help everyone but you should try and do your best to make sure everyone on your team is successful because when your team is successful you will ultimately be more successful.While you’re not going to be able to motivate everyone here are 3 tips that should help you motivate even the most negative of your team members.
Find out why they are negative
Some people are negative because that’s just the kind of people that they are. While other people are simply more negative because they have had a bad experience with a home based business in the past. Try to find out what type of person they are. Are they a fault finder who is going to find something wrong with everything or are they someone who just needs to get rid of a little extra baggage? Once you know it will be easier to motivate them.
Find out why they are in the businessThe best way to motivate someone is to find out why they are in the business to begin with. Once you know what that person is working for it can be easier to remind them of that and get them back on track.Find out how they are motivatedDifferent people are motivated in different ways. Some people are motivated by positivity, other people are motivated by competition and other people need someone to be hard on them. If you try the wrong approach with the wrong person you’re not going to get anything. But once you find out how the person is truly motivated you can figure out the best approach to take with them.
