I feel like my team has become unmotivated. How can I re-inspire them and improve their energy at work?

Contests - game theory. Look it up - it's a CRAZY motivator.

Time for an offsite event! Also, more real-life teamwork (i.e pair programming) is a good idea.

Have a meeting and discuss what's going on in our department. Discuss ways we can improve upon existing procedures and get input from other team members.

The leader needs to show there enthusiasm. Lead by example and others will follow.

As a previous manager of a company before I began working at Panera, I went into work every day with a grateful attitude that I had a job. That was #1. I didn't bring my personal woes to work with me. #2 Yes, things didn't always run smoothly, customers were unhappy at times, but you had to roll with it and by setting an example of rolling with it by not getting upset, angry or being disrespectful, my team began to come around. I also used humor to lighten many moments.

Depending on the size and dynamics of your team, your approach may be different. However, more times than not, it is important to remember that it usually isn't a "one size fits all" solution. It is important to cater your efforts to each team member's individual personality/needs. Be authentic and present in your gestures and it should resonate with those you are trying to motivate. For some it might be public recognition, for others it may be new learning opportunities or delegating new responsibilities -- figure out what excites your staff and then start crafting your plans.

Contests, competition, games. Also, insert trust--losing motivation is perfect time to do so. After ensuring they know you trust them, that boosted morale, and now let them choose something fun to do, be it music or ping pong, or a day out after work (some places do fraternize after work, others don't). Then after you've boosted morale and loosened them up, time to insert the contest and competition: they'll receive it well after the morale and happiness boost. Contests are fun and motivate people to do better, even if just out of mere interest that it's mandatory--you must make it mandatory. Have teams meet each day or once a week to tally up scores, remind through email/meetings the prizes each person wins for participating + for placing in top 5 or 10. This also keeps them engaged w/work, they'll talk more by having to explain rules to other colleagues, so they're participating even if they don't realize it. Of course the contest must be geared towards work activities!

Help them feel like the company actually cares about them

Make sure you everyone feels they are part of the team and are truly appreciated.

Compliments on past work and sharing my confidence in their skills.

Creative Cooperation. Team socials or activities to synergize the team members. Collaboration on projects. Hold an offsite team meeting or team social.

Due to general human nature, and the desire to always be stimulated by new things, this is a common and ongoing problem for any people manager. The solutions available will be dependent on their actual role and what amount of flexibility that you have to modify their day to day responsibilities/goals. Without knowing that, most people have a competitive spirit - try to unlock it to create inspiration and energy. For example, you can do friendly inter-team competition between peers based upon common tasks. Or, you can do team to team competition and parter with another leader to create this dynamic. Finally, you can think about the 2019 roadmap for your company, determine the areas that your team impacts, and drive inspiration around improving the entire business via the part that they in that improvement.

Recognize their accomplishments or milestones (birthdays, work anniversaries etc.) Even if its something small like having the team sign a card, it makes folks feel that they are appreciated.

I would engage in a deep conversations about life that doesn't pertain to work. Get to know one another better and therefore be in a better position to motivate.

Get them to an offsite immediately and invest in teambuilding exercises

More work celebrations. Milestones, start of a new channel, we should be celebrating! And praise goes a long way. There's a lot of sarcasm and negativity (mostly in the form of joking). There's nothing wrong with being nice and saying good things to fellow workers. Especially from a manager.

Inspiration and high energy is the result of providing an environment that fosters education, growth & achievement, combined with an epic meaning. You can provide courses & education to show the importance of what you are teaching & also provide team events that give people the chance to socialize with each other. Knowledge is power and the more you empower staff, the more motivated they will become.

Speak about the company's growth vision as well as some of the exciting projects ahead in the new year.

Fire the least performing. Let them know only their best will suffice. Always know there are always better people willing to take the Job outside with less favorable conditions

Create a buzz, maybe a contest to generate action. Maybe a free lunch with work group.

Have lunch with them once a week. Ask them and listen to them about what is going on and why the work ethic has changed and what you can do to make it better.

Remind them of the end goal! Or present to them a side project that can divert them from their every day tasks if they seem to be getting tired of them/feeling redundant. Remind them that one of the benefits of working at a start up is being able to wear many hats - so put on a new one!

Being more positive helps other people be positive. A good job here and there goes a long way. Buy lunch and give a pep talk.

Work on keeping them engaged, make them a part of decisions if you can. See if you can create a little contest monthly or quarterly for them...make a star of the week...give out a certificate to the person who was the star co-worker for the week. You can do different categories if you want. Just some fun items that keep the employees in good spirit and brings the energy level up.

My team is motivated. If there are issues with motivation we discuss them in retro.

Often when teams are unmotivated it’s because they don’t have a clear vision of the goals or believe that they are unattainable. It’s imperative to redefine the goals, discuss the attainability of the goals and set some short term opportunities to help your people get some wins. Once they begin to experience some achievements, this will motivate them to move forward to attain the end goal.

Show them that you care. Get in involved in making it easier to do there job and be team. Provide the team free certification training.

Unlike children, adults are more goal oriented and can usually benefit more from small successes and accomplishments. As such, splitting workloads into more manageable pieces is a good way for employees to feel like more has been accomplished, providing greater ambition to achieve completion.