Team morale, motivation and engagement is something you have most likely had to address at some point or another. Ensuring that your team, department and company as a whole remains motivated and engaged can be a daunting task due to difference in personalities, range in specialization, distance and more. At the CFAA Rental Housing Conference “Corporate Culture – Pull, Don’t Push” and “Data in Performance Evaluation” were presented by Randy Daiter (M&R Properties) and Colleen MacCarville (Killam REIT), respectively.

Both presenters did an amazing job at exploring corporate culture and how to motivate your team to strive for success daily. Some key points to note and to take away from this topic include:

• Create an open and inviting corporate culture
• “Pull, don’t push” i.e allow team members to ask questions, provide ideas and suggestions, give input
• Give recognition when due
• Provide awards, prizes, nominations i.e incentive programs
• Switch up tasks and allow team members to explore new tasks to help expand their horizons
• Get out of the same daily routine to keep things interesting and fresh
• Remain available and communicate well
• Track progress and performance and be willing and able to provide these results
• Team build – make time for teams and departments to get to know each other outside of the 9-5

In conclusion, ensuring that your team remains motivated and engaged is important to the success of your employees, your departments and your company as whole. Invest the time into ensuring your teams remain engaged in what they do while also acknowledging their successes to pave the way for a rewarding future.