A part of human motivation is the fact that people develop commitment toward what they believe they can do well. If you want commitment from your employees be certain they have the ability and willingness to be successful in their jobs. Make certain they have the knowledge, the skills, the experience, and the confidence to perform their tasks. Research on employee performance indicates that employees do not perform as well when they are consistently denied any input in their jobs. Providing opportunities for input allows for influence.
Influence creates ownership and ownership builds commitment.
When interacting with your employees look for opportunities during the planning, implementation, and problem solving to obtain ideas and suggestions from them. Not only do we commit ourselves to things we do well, but we also commit ourselves to things we believe matter to someone else, especially our bosses. If your employees know that certain performance is important to you, their supervisor, they will do their best to perform well. However, they will only know what matters most to you if you tell them. And make certain that others know you appreciate your employees performance.