The most successful business leaders hold themselves accountable for helping team members stay motivated. Before a leader can provide the most useful guidance and encouragement, however, they need to ask the right questions to learn each employee’s passions, goals and individual needs.
Below, 15 members of Forbes Coaches Council share their go-to questions for discovering what motivates an employee. Drawing upon these insightful lines of questioning in their interactions with team members, business leaders can learn exactly what people need to feel inspired and how to best foster a supportive culture that prioritizes open communication and healthy growth.
15. ‘What gets you out of bed and coming to work each day?’
The point of asking team members what gets them out of bed each day is to learn what prevents a “case of the Mondays”—meaning they dread going into work the next day. More important than asking the question is what you do with the information once it is shared. If nothing is done with the information, or it’s a one-time conversation, employees will be hesitant to share in the future. – Kristy Busija, Next Conversation Coaching, LLC