What are some ideas for motivating and rewarding Employees?

Here are 12 steps that will help motive and reward employees:

1. Think about your employees’ strengths!
2. Don’t use motivation methods that don’t work.
3. Re-calibrate your motivation scale.
4. Teach employees to measure their own success.
5. Measure and track motivation levels.
6. Ask employees what they want.
7. Learn to recognize and eliminate threats.
8. Stop distracting employees.
9. Communicate!
10. Ask employees for information about their performance.
11. Explain your reward systems.
12. Carry an idea notebook.