MOTIVATION
WHAT IS MOTIVATION
The term "motivation" describes why a person does something. It is the driving force behind human actions. Motivation is the process that initiates, guides, and maintains goal-oriented behaviors.
For instance, motivation is what helps you lose extra weight, or pushes you to get that promotion at work. In short, motivation causes you to act in a way that gets you closer to your goals. Motivation includes the biological, emotional, social, and cognitive forces that activate human behavior.
People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily. - Zig Ziglar MSc., PsyD candidate, B.S. 2019. What is Motivation? A Psychologist Explains. Available at: https://positivepsychology.com/what-is-motivation/ [Accessed: 21 December 2022].
KEY OBJECTIVE OF MOTIVATION
To energize people towards identified goals, results, or outcomes.
To enable people to achieve more than average or acceptable performance levels.
To realize the higher potential of individuals
IMPORTANCE AND ADVANTAGES OF MOTIVATION
Motivation ensures better utilization of resources and reduce wastage
Motivation will bridge the gap between “capacity to work and the willingness to work”
Reduces problems like labor turnover, absenteeism, indiscipline, and grievances
Improves productivity
Improves cooperation and team spirit
Improves knowledge and skills among employees
Acceptance of organizational change
Reduces conflicts and misunderstanding between the employer and the employees
BASIC PRINCIPLES OF MOTIVATION
All people are motivated.
People do things for their own reasons; not for yours or mine.
People change because of pain.
The key to effective communication is identification.
The best way to get people to pay attention to you is to pay attention to them.
Pride is a powerful motivator.
HOW TO IDENTIFY DE-MOTIVATION IN AN ORGANIZATION?
Increase labor turn over
Late attendance and absenteeism
Drop in productivity
Drop in quality of work out put
Interpersonal conflicts
Industrial disputes
As well as the impact on an individual’s productivity, a demotivated employee can also affect the overall team, creating a negative atmosphere. Additionally, with increased absenteeism or lateness at work and a lack of focus on daily tasks, other employees can become stressed when trying to pick up the slack. Over time, this can lead to further de motivation in the team, as colleagues feel overworked and under-appreciated.
The Signs Of De motivation & 10 Ways To Motivate Your Team. [no date]. Available at: https://www.office-angels.com/employers/advice-for-employers/employee-motivation-tips [Accessed: 21 December 2022].
MOTIVATION THEORIES
Motivation is a state of mind that is characterized by energy and passion that pushes a person to operate in a specific manner in order to attain desired outcomes. Motivation is a force that drives a person to work with a high level of dedication and focus, especially when the odds are stacked against him. Motivation results in a specific type of human behavior.
It is critical to guarantee that every member of a company's workforce remains motivated. Distinct psychologists have investigated human behavior and structured their findings into various motivation theories. These motivation theories help to explain how individuals act and what motivates them.
The study of motivation is a vast subject. There are numerous incentive theories. The following are some well-known motivation theories:
Hierarchy of Needs theory by Abraham Maslow
Two Factor Theory by Fredrick Herzberg
X and Y Theory by Douglas McGregor
ERG Theory by Clayton Alderfer
Theory of Needs by David Mc Clelland
References
Career-development/motivation-in-management (Online) available from
https://au.indeed.com/ (accessed on 13/11/2022)
What-is-motivation (Online) available from https://www.verywellmind.com/ (accessed on 13/11/2022)
Two factor theory (Online) available from Two-Factor-Theory.png (555×321) (simplypsychology.org) (accessed on 13/11/2022)
The Psychology of What Motivates Us. 2022. Available at: https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-motivation-2795378 [Accessed: 21 December 2022].
The Signs Of Demotivation & 10 Ways To Motivate Your Team. [no date]. Available at: https://www.office-angels.com/employers/advice-for-employers/employee-motivation-tips [Accessed: 21 December 2022].
Well explained the article. It is also prudent to identify the ways an organization to motivate employees. In my opinion, increased salary, good organizational culture, easy communication within tiers, continuous training and development will also increase the employees' motivation to do a better job in their job role.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Mr Nadun
DeleteYes Mr Nadun i agree with you. While, of course, money and benefits are important, they are not the only motivating factors.
DeleteWhile more money can help put a smile on employees' faces, it's not the only way to keep them cheerful. Boosting work-life balance, being transparent, offering cool benefits and saying "thank you" more often all help boost employee morale.
DeleteThat good topic but your idea about basic principle for motivation are not very clear . there are another identify prnciples in motivation
ReplyDeleteThank you very much Mr Wimal
DeleteThe three key components of motivation are activation, intensity, and persistence. These three components work together and compel people to act in a certain way. Understanding these components will help you better cultivate motivation as well as better understand the types and theories that come next.
DeleteThank you very much Mr Wimal
You have described the things well.Can you give some examples for what strategies can HR use to improve Employee motivation and performance ?
ReplyDeleteMotivation strategies will be differs from one person to another.
DeleteCompany should make sure that strategies are match to each other. Thank you Mr Udara
Reducing issues like employee turnover, absenteeism, indiscipline, and complaints is definitely beneficial, as you indicated. It is preferable to discuss how motivation can help an organization get a competitive advantage both locally and globally.
ReplyDeleteThank you Mr Aruna
DeleteOf course it is a wide topic to be discussed ''Motivational Elements of Employees as a Competitive Advantage of Companies in the Conditions of Globalization '' . I will discuss this on my future blogs. Please KIT.
DeleteVery insightful. More value would have been added to the article if the "Basic Principles of Motivation" were further emphasized. For an example, the definition of "identification" would be very useful to clearly understand the 4th principle.
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DeleteThank you very much Mr Luxman ,
DeleteThe three key components of motivation are activation, intensity, and persistence. These three components work together and compel people to act in a certain way. Understanding these components will help you better cultivate motivation as well as better understand the types and theories that come next.
DeleteThank you very much Mr Luxman.
motivation is one of the key factors that is crucial in the development of human resources and their orientation towards achieving organizational goals, increasing work efficiency and effectiveness and a higher quality of working life. Its nicely explained artical
ReplyDeleteThank you very much Mr Dhanushka
DeleteYes Mr Dhanushka Motivation is one of the driving forces behind human behavior. It fuels competition and sparks social connection. Its absence can lead to mental illnesses such as depression.
DeleteYou have discussed well on motivational factors. How would you relate those to strategic HRM practices?
ReplyDeleteMs Dinusha HRM can be broken down into three HR dimensions – motivation-enhancement, skill enhancement and opportunity-enhancement. Out of the three, motivation-enhancement deals with Employee Motivation and as such can be the most challenging
DeleteAs you mentioned, it is undoubtedly advantageous to reduce problems like employee turnover, absenteeism, indiscipline, and complaints. It is better to talk about how motivation can give a business a competitive advantage on the local and international levels.
ReplyDeleteMotivation is one of the driving forces behind human behavior. It fuels competition and sparks social connection. Its absence can lead to mental illnesses such as depression.
DeleteExactly Ms Meshika. Thank you very much.
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