How Do You Motivate Low Performers In Your Short Film Making Process?

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This is a question that keeps many film makers up at night. And it’s hard to answer. The answer is hard because different things motivate different team members. For example, one team member may be motivated by a bonus chances in acting, but another team member may be motivated by less stress. So when it comes to low performers, film makers have to apply various strategies, not one cookie-cutter approach.

But, How do film makers determine what motivational strategies to use?
They start by viewing “motivation” from a holistic perspective. Low performers are not ONLY motivated by pay checks, bonuses, acting chances or promotions. Those things are important, but so are other things like less stress, greater cooperation, and different tasks.

So, when you talk to team members about doing a better job, you want to give a “reason” they can relate to. This means that you have to know how performance improvement will benefit each of your low performers.

Here are 23 benefits to consider:

ASK: How might “this team member benefit” from improved performance?

1. Less stress that comes from having to make corrections
2. Fewer complaints from customers, team member, and clients
3. More autonomy in handling individual assignments
4. More opportunities to work with people who can positively influence career
5. More compliments from customers and clients
6. Less time spent having to offer explanations about incomplete work
7. Less time spent having to offer explanations about incorrect work
8. Fewer requests from coworkers or other team members asking for status reports on the active task
9. More opportunities to perform different types of “desirable” tasks
10. More opportunities to work with different or “interesting” team members
11. An Increased opportunity for improved performance rating
12. Increased opportunity to receive a bonus or some type of monetary recognition
13. Increased opportunity to receive recognition or some type of non-monetary acknowledgment
14. Less mandatory overtime required to complete overdue assignments
15. More opportunities to work overtime that is based on a good performance
16. Less time spent redoing and reworking assignments
17. Less time spent having to correct mistakes and errors
18. More time off as a direct reward for good performance
19. Reduction in personal backlogs or workloads
20. Increase in personal accuracy and quality
21. Greater cooperation from filmmakers, co-workers, or other team members
22. More opportunities to participate in different types of “team member development programs”
23. More opportunities to participate in different types of high-profile projects

Important to remember, Different Things Motivate Different team members

Motivation is personal and individual. So it’s not enough to say, “If you do a better job, you will receive a bonus or you will be get better opportunities to work with senior members.” And even if this approach works once, it might not work every time. Or you might not always be able to promise a bonus for performance.

You need a variety of ways to keep your low performers motivated. And the approach you choose depends on the team member. You might have to cite several “personal benefits” to motivate some team members, but only one or two for others. This list gives you 24 to choose from. Try a few the next time you have to talk to a low performer. These are about the How Do You Motivate Low Performers In Your Short Film Making Process.


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