Topic > Understanding and combating employee demotivation

People tend to get bored of doing small, repetitive tasks every single day. I know this myself, I prefer to be expected to have a variety of tasks from me. This is what helps the days go by faster and helps keep your mind focused all day. Those who aren't assigned many tasks may feel like their managers don't feel qualified enough to do anything other than what they're assigned to do now. This would be a big part of my lack of motivation if my managers felt that way about me. Expanding employment is not always the answer for everyone. Some employees may feel less motivated to be given more jobs, especially if the new jobs they are assigned are ones they don't like. Managers need to pay close attention to their employees and make sure that giving them new tasks is the right answer to keep them motivated. As Dr. Fischer stated in his presentation, “Part of having a successful team is giving each task identity and meaning,” this helps make employees feel that their work or task is important, which in turn it helps with their motivation.