New to HR? Seeking Advice on Motivating Employees and Communicating with Management

I am an HR coordinator in an organization but am a fresher, so I don't know how to motivate our employees. I also do not know how to communicate effectively with employees and higher authorities. Therefore, I am seeking suggestions.

Guidance on Employee Motivation and Communication

Please provide guidance on how to motivate employees and effectively engage with both employees and higher management. Thank you.

It's great to hear about your interest in motivating and communicating. Please share what you are trying to convey to your employees.

Regards,
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You cannot motivate people. That is a fallacy. Motivation is intrinsic. You can only provide them with conditions where they can become self-motivated. So here are my thoughts:

1. Do you truly know your employees? Do you know what they want, hope for, need, and dream about?
2. Is your company an inspiring company? Does it have a vision that tells people to raise their game?
3. Is the workplace equitable? Do people sense they are being treated fairly? Do high performers get treated differentially?

Once you know the answers to the above questions, then you will know. On the question of communicating with seniors, I do not know what your experience is, but in India, we have a diffidence in speaking frankly to people who are hierarchically over us.

a. Focus on each interaction. Work on what you want out of a meeting with a senior executive.
b. Arm yourself with data and scenarios.
c. Think through your plan and also contingencies.

Hope that helps.
Regards.