Motivation
is a critical element of success in every organization, and it may
directly affected to the productivity .therefore motivation help to
achieve higher level of outputs. Motivation can be defined as a
“Motivation
is the act of stimulating someone or oneself to get a desired course
of action, to push the right button to get desired action”
-Michael j. Jucius
Key Objectives
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Energize people to achieved identified goals, results or outcomes.
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Enable people to achieve more than average or acceptable performance levels.
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To realize the higher potential of individuals.
What are the Importance and Advantages
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Motivation ensures better utilization of resources and reduce wastage.
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Motivation will fill the gap between “ capacity to work and the willingness to work”
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Reduces problems like labor turnover, absenteeism, indiscipline and grievances
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Improves productivity
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Improves cooperation and team spirit
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Improves knowledge and skills among employees
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Acceptance of organizational changes
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Reduces conflicts and misunderstanding between the employer and the employees
Basic principles of motivation
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All people are motivated
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People do things for their reasons
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You cannot motivate people by force-you have to act in a manner for them to get motivated
How can be identified demotivation in an organization
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Increase labor turn over
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Late attendance and absenteeism
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Drop on productivity
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Drop in quality of work out put
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Interpersonal conflicts
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Industrial disputes
Motivation Theories
As a successful leader need to be able to motivate and inspire
employees to work toward to achieve a goals. Knowing about basics of
applying the various motivational theories will help to get the
results that may you want from employees.
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Hierarchy of needs theory by Abraham Maslow
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Two factor theory by Fredrick Herzberg
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X and Y theory by Douglas McGregor
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ERG theory by Clayton Alderfer
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Theory of needs by David Mc Clelland
- Hierarchy of needs theory by Abraham Maslow
Abraham Maslow suggested that human needs exists at a number of
different levels, from basic physiological needs such as hunger, to
high level needs such as self-development and self-fulfillment. These
levels could be arranged in a hierarchy.
According to Maslow, other things being equal, people tend to satisfy
their lowest level of felt need before moving on to the next higher-
level of needs.
The major difficult associated with Maslow’s model lies in its
apparent rigidity. Whilst few people would deny that there are lower-
level and higher-level needs. Many would disputes that people do tend
to satisfy their needs in relatively way from the bottom to the top,
as it were.
However this is one of the best and more influential theory on
workplace.
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Two factor theory by Fredrick Herzberg
As per the Fredrick Herzberg’s theory man lives at two levels,
physical level and the psychological level. Several factors lead to
employee satisfaction and others will lead to dissatisfaction.
Factors of satisfaction called Motivation and others called Hygiene
factors.
Motivation factors connected with the job and hygiene factors
connected with the environment.
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X and Y theory by Douglas McGregor
This based on two assumptions. “X” shows the important of
supervision, external rewards and penalties and “Y” shows job
satisfaction and encourage workers to complete task without
supervising
“X” theory
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Employees dislike work and try to avoid whenever they possible.
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When employees dislike to work , must have to controlled coerced or threatened to achieve goals.
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Employees try to avoid responsibilities.
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Workers seek security above all other factors associated with work and will display little ambition.
“Y” Theory
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Employees work in natural as a rest or play
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Employees have self direction and self control if they are committed to the objectives.
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Employees seek responsibilities and can make good decisions.
How to motivate people
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Be motivated yourself
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Have a dream/ vision
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Treat each person as an individual
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Set realistic & challenging targets
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Create motivating environment
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Provide fair rewards
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Give recognition
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Reinforce relationship
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Job design-Job Enlargement, Job Enrichment, Job Rotation
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