motivate employees to work harder

/ˈməʊtɪveɪt ɪmˈplɔɪiːz tə wɜːk ˈhɑːdə/

verb phrase

to encourage employees to put more effort into their jobs and improve their performance
B1

transitive; motivate someone to do something
- "The manager motivates employees to work harder by praising them."B1

Common mistakes

motivate employees work harder→motivate employees to work harder
Use to before the base form of the verb after motivate someone.
motivate employees to work more harder→motivate employees to work harder
Avoid using 'more' with 'harder' as 'harder' already indicates a comparative degree.

Collocations

motivate employees motivate someone to do something employee motivation work harder increase productivity team-building activities offering bonuses recognizing achievements

Word family

motivate motivated motivating motivation motivational motivator