How can managers inspire their employees when they don’t have good news to share with team?

•       Rick Pitino: The only way to get people to like working hard is to motivate them. Today, people must understand why they're working hard. Every individual in an organization is motivated by something different.

•       Zig Ziglar: People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily.

 

•       Dwight D. Eisenhower: Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it.

 

So, it is time for recognition, job rotation, giving hope in the future, creating new challenges.

Frankly speaking, no news is entirely bad or entirely good. What a smart manager does is highlight the better part of it and downplay the bad part of it to manage employee morale and keep it up/ intact. 

I can start by greeting every member of my staff, I remind everyone why we are here? What are we doing? What is our main goal in the company? Finally how to achieve it? Based on this i annouce the news clarifying that it is just the beginning and i start suggesting new strategies were everyone included can share his own ideas for the seek of success in our next mission.

at least we can talk with them about work and the new idea about that without talk about management decision

 

First: tell them things as they are, do not hide anything or try to paint a good picture, because it will backfire.

Second: Share the sacrifice with them.

Then: Give them clear directions, during these hard times there is always confusion

And: Make it easier on them, less work, more breaks 

Thanks 

Just smile and say thank you to them 

it is really a very good question

i believe from my experience that motivation and recognition are the magic to inspire the team, even if there are no good news, you may start motivate them by job rotation or swapping responsibilities or special assignments or social activities then give them recognition, it should work.

Thanks  

 

To motivate your employees, realize that they are another form of customer for your business. Just as you want your customers to buy your products, you want your employees to buy into your instructions and performance expectations. Just like your customers, your employees are motivated by need satisfaction and will respond to your demonstration of respect, appreciation, compliments and interest in them. It's not just money that motivates. We all work harder when we are appreciated.

Thanks to invite.

It is not necessary that always Managers should have good news for employees. The best way is motivation for development of good working relation.    

A few years back, my team and I were easily moving 800M T of cargo a month wt  35 permanent staff and  15 contract workers.  Then the parent company was hit with several financial challenges and I was told I had to half my team.  

The hardest part was the first time I had to inform the team about the downsizing and layoffs - as the single female operations manager onsite I felt the pressure but the approach I took then and through the years was honesty with my staff.  We eventually had only 15 men on the floor but the productivity never dipped because the team realised I would be honest and open with them about the challenges ahead and the companies changing priorities.  

The commitment I saw in my team remains with me till this day and their loyalty despite the hardships we faced to keep our performance levels up.  I think the best compliment I got was that even when I delivered bad news, I delivered it with frankness, hope and thankfulness that we'd come this far together.   

The truth is better than rumours which have very negative impacts on people - grab the bull by the proverbial horns and ride the storm together. 

I fully agree with Mr. Tareq's excellent model , but before we embark on this modle; the Manager must concentrate on relationship building- building pleasant, healthy & lasting relationship with their employees because when such testing moments or hardships come along (sharing bad news), it would be easier for the manager to easily communicate their message to their employees thus the trust, respect & bondage between them will automatically prevail in such moments. Thanks for the invitation