Although
money is one way to motivate people to work, it is not the main source of
motivation. According to Andy Mulholland
people are motivated by the following three things:
- Work Interest – A leader, must maintain employee motivation through work interest. If an employee doesn't find interesting in his or her work he or she will be unmotivated and as a result, be unproductive.
- Knowledge and skill set expansion - Most employees seek to obtain a job where he or she can expand his or her knowledge or skills; therefore, a leader must be ensure to incorporate knowledge and skill set expansion in order to meet that need.
- Recognition – “Value me for what I can do, and how I can work” (Andy Mulholland)
In order to maintain a balance
between and among each of the above listed sources of motivation, a leader must
try to meet the needs of the employee. By expanding an employee’s knowledge and
skills, he/she will feel challenged and a as result become more interested in
his or her work. Which in turn will create work interest. Once interest is
obtained, then, all the leader will need to do is show the employee recognition
for his or her efforts.
Essentially, by satisfying
the employee’s need for increased knowledge and skills, the leader creates work
interesting; which in turn satisfies the need for recognition, because the
leader will have the opportunity to recognize the employee for his/her efforts.
Theoretically the employee motivation is in the hands of the leaders; and, if
the leader succeeds, the process should come naturally.
Money aside, the three things that motivate me are:
- Recognition and Praise – I truly like being recognized for a job well done.
- Growth and Development – I want to be able to increase me knowledge and skills and as a result be challenged. My hope is to learn all that I can and climb the latter.
- Healthy Work Environment – I want to be surrounded by people who are happy and motivated; those who find their job enjoyable.
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