How Can I Boost Motivation for My HR Team Who Always Puts Others First?

I want to appreciate my HR team because in any activity, they always volunteer. They cannot participate in any activity because they want to provide full justice to other employees. My concern is how can I boost their motivation?

Please do the needful.

Thanking you,

Regards,
Ashish

That's a fabulous idea, and I really like your intention of appreciating our HR folks, who often get ignored since they are the organizers/volunteers. I have felt the same at times but could not take further steps. It's a really appreciable thought but a bit tough to innovate further, as HR are the people who always come up with one idea or another. As per my knowledge, I would like to propose the following points.

Engage with the Company's Vision and Mission

Engage them with the company's vision and mission, be transparent with management practices, and open them up for decision-making discussions.

Appreciate Small Activities

Appreciate their small activities, where they do not expect any recognition. You may overlook appreciation for a Senior Manager's closure or practice implementation but not for dealing in a smart way with client/employee interaction.

Trust and Challenge

Trust them and provide challenging work, push them beyond their current knowledge levels, and make them realize they can do a lot more than they think.

Internal Awards and Fun Activities

Provide awards within the internal team, ensuring each talent is equally recognized and rewarded. Organize some fun activities involving the entire organization.

Career Aspirations and Mentorship

Have conversations with them about their career aspirations, mentor them in those aspects, and guide them towards a better path. Maintain a balanced work-life relationship with them.

Be an Ideal Role Model

Last but not least, you should be an ideal role model to them in all aspects and influence them with your way of managing things. That's all the followers would expect from their reporting person in a general scenario.

Regards.

Thank you very much, Aisha, for your valuable suggestion. I am expecting more ideas from other HR seniors too. I am looking for some practical ideas for my HR team.

Regards,
Ashish

In our company, we have formed a group called the Fun Group. The group consists of HR and other team members from different projects. You can limit the size of this group depending on the size of the organization.

Once a month, they meet to decide on the activities they are going to conduct and plan and execute them accordingly. As the whole Fun team is involved in this activity, the pressure is not only on HR but also on other group members. This way, they have time to participate and enjoy the activities.