G99-1397 Motivating Your Employees

The ability to motivate employees is often the difference between extraordinary and mediocre leadership. This guide provides a useful tool for understanding and motivating employees. Leaders who are able to motivate their workers will have a better chance of reducing the typical labor problems faced in today\u27s economy (turnover, absenteeism and low productivity). In the past, when the state\u27s economy was weaker than it is today, agricultural leaders didn\u27t have to worry about these labor issues because there were plenty of workers to choose from. Because of the expansion of agricultural enterprises and Nebraska\u27s exceptionally low unemployment rate, finding, keeping and motivating excellent agricultural workers has become a major leadership issue for employers