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Episode #126: Using Workplace Motivators to Build a Wake Up Eager Workforce

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Looking to improve employee engagement, retention, and workplace culture? In this episode of the Wake Up Eager Workforce podcast, host Suzie Price dives into Workplace Motivators, revealing how leaders can use them for better hiring, coaching, and team development. Discover how aligning employees’ core motivators with their roles leads to higher job satisfaction, productivity, and retention.

Featuring expert insights from Sherry Hribar and Marc Simms, this episode offers actionable strategies to build a more engaged and motivated workforce. Subscribe now to stay ahead in leadership and talent development!

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Takeaways of Episode #126 --- 

  • Align Roles with Strengths to Boost Performance and Retention
    Matching employees to roles based on their natural motivators increases engagement, productivity, and retention. The Workplace Motivators Assessment helps leaders ensure the right fit.
  • Build Stronger Relationships With Employees, Clients, and Colleagues
    Understanding what drives others fosters trust, teamwork, and loyalty. Leaders who recognize and communicate based on motivators create deeper, more effective connections.
  • Create a Wake Up Eager Workforce by Valuing What Drives Others
    Employees thrive when their motivators are recognized and supported. Aligning work with their passions boosts morale, reduces turnover, and strengthens company culture.


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Episode Recap:
Suzie Price delves into how workplace motivators play a crucial role in hiring and employee retention. She explains that when individuals’ motivators align with their roles, they are more engaged, productive, and likely to stay with the company. The episode introduces key workplace motivators—Theoretical, Utilitarian, Aesthetic, Social Altruistic, Individualistic, and Traditional—and how they influence work preferences and job satisfaction.

Guest expert Sherry Hribar emphasizes the importance of identifying candidates’ top motivators during the hiring process. She highlights common hiring mistakes, such as overlooking motivational alignment in sales roles, where strong Utilitarian and Individualistic motivators are often key to success. Marc Simms further discusses how leaders can use motivators to retain employees, reduce turnover, and create a self-motivated workforce.

Suzie also introduces practical tools like the Workplace Motivators Hiring Memory Jogger, helping leaders align employees with roles that match their strengths. The episode concludes with Douglas White’s Wellbeing 2.0 segment on emotional well-being, reinforcing how self-awareness and motivators contribute to a fulfilling career.

In this episode:

[00:00:00] Suzie Price: “Putting people in the right roles—where they can use their strengths—boosts engagement, effectiveness, and retention. It’s about increasing the probability of success.”

[00:10:31] Sherry Hribar: “If you want an engaged and productive employee, pay attention to what they expect from their job. Matching their motivation to the role is key to long-term success.”

[00:15:15] Suzie Price: “Nobody works harder or happier than someone who loves what they do. When people enjoy their work, they bring energy, enthusiasm, and commitment every day.”

[00:38:22] Marc Simms: “People are self-motivated. They do things for their reasons, not ours. Put them in a role where they are naturally driven, and they’ll go the extra mile without being asked.”

[00:42:39] Marc Simms: “Workplace motivators matter. When employees align with their roles, they perform better, stay longer, and drive more profit for the company.”

[00:55:57] Douglas White: “All emotions are information. They guide us toward what we want and away from what we don’t. Paying attention to them is key to career fulfillment.”

[01:00:27] Suzie Price: “Understanding motivators is like unlocking a blueprint for success—when people do what energizes them, they perform at their best and feel more fulfilled.”

[01:01:56] Suzie Price: “Every workplace can create a Wake Up Eager Workforce. The key is recognizing what drives people and aligning work with their strengths.”

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Get a Workplace Motivators Assessment and review motivators resources:  www.motivatorsppd.com

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