The hidden top secret of team motivation is to spending quality time with your subordinates.Devoting some time on a regular basis is much more effective than 1 hours or annual job performance review. Both parties need to know each other closely, to know the needs and motivating factor of each party involved.

• You will understand them better, and how they do about handling their jobs
• It makes them feel that you care for them, both from professional and personal perspective
• It will prompt them to feel that their opinions do matter to you, and it allows you to gain feedback on how to improve their performances.
• It makes them feel they are in charge of what they do, rather than just being a task-carrier
• It also allows you to build an "early warning system" -  whereby you will be alerted to any problems, before these problems are allowed to spiral into bigger, uncontrollable major problems
• Finally, it builds morale and team spirit when everyone can talk to their superiors.

It will be a big mistake to wait for them to knock on your down and come to you. By then the problems that they are facing would have been existing for a long period already, and it will take a lot of effort and time for you to solve them.

Don't just talk business - every person is a human being just like you But do not pry into their personal lives even though you want them to feel your warmth as a person.

Be observation of what they do, identify their weaknesses and how to improve them but praise them whenever they do something well. Most importantly - PAY ATTENTION to what they are saying to you.

It is just like any other personal relationships you have with your children, spouse or parents..it will benefit everyone if you spend more quality time with them..