Let’s look behind the motive for getting your team up and moving.It may be that financially you need it to happen but today I ask that rather than you get curious as to what motivates your employees to work for you. 

People need a reason to get excited, work hard and make money because making the salon money isn’t their priority. Creating a life that they desire is. And when you can help them do this you not only motivate but you inspire them to become their full potential and create their ideal life. This is the mindset I ask you to adopt when leading your team to success. Being part of this journey will be the most rewarding experience you will have as a salon owner not to mention the most prosperous.  

So how do you motivate your team and keep them motivated?

Learn how to inspire your team to be the best they can be:

Talk with them and find out what is holding them back technically,emotionally or financially from being the best technician they can be.Sometimes people create blocks that they aren’t even aware of and need a fresh perspective and ideas to help remove them. I’m not suggesting you be therapist just curious as to how your business can help them to reach the top of their skill level.

Serve with the highest quality:

A professional is not just about skill but operating from a place of confidence and that inner sense of pride and dedication. This is how they see themselves making a difference in the industry.

Build productive, meaningful careers:

Whether their goal is to be a peak performer in a salon, a platform artist or manage a team of employees, help them to first understand the steps they need to take to make their dream a reality. Then, be the person who helps them achieves it by giving them the tools and create goals that make them a reality.

Here are some practical things you will need to have in place to motivate your team:

• Systems, policies and procedures that help them to serve as professionals and achieve goals.

• A bonus system that rewards people on all levels, mentally,technically, emotionally, spiritually and physically (retreats, classes, fun events)

• Systems to monitor and measure goal attainment to ensure they are moving in the direction of creating their ideal life.

Just by shifting the focus, your team will be selling more service and product; have increased productivity and reach the goals they dreamed of.The best part is that your salon is the vehicle that fosters the growth that helps people reach their full potential in the industry and lead rewarding lives.