How to Make Your Employees Feel Like Rock Stars

How do your employees see themselves?

Do they see themselves as mere cogs in a machine — or do they feel empowered? Do they feel competent? Do they feel like rock stars?

As a keynote speaker focusing on the fields of leadership and engagement, I’ve always been amazed at the numbers of teams I see that seem to have no sense of pride, no confidence in their own ability. And let me tell you something: It’s not the fault of the individual team members. It’s the fault of the team leader, who has somehow failed to make his or her best employees feel like the superstars they really are.

See, the way to build coherent teams and high-performing company culture isn’t to intimidate your employees. It isn’t to make them doubt their own skill or to shake their confidence. It’s to empower them. It’s to make them feel like they can do anything. It’s to give them faith in themselves to dream big, take risks, and solve problems.

Empowering and Engaging

Easier said than done? Not necessarily. There are several strategies you can use to make your employees feel like rock stars. Let me share just a few:

• Give your employees a sense of purpose. Let them know that their work is important, and that it’s about more than getting a paycheck or…