| Motivating employees can be a challenging task. In | | | | used extrinsic motivation. In order to better understand |
| order to drive your employees to be motivated it helps | | | | how to motivate employees you must first understand |
| to understand what motivates people. This article | | | | how motivation works. According to Abraham Maslow, |
| discusses some of the key factors that motivates | | | | people are motivated by unmet needs. Maslow's |
| people. Understanding these motivating factors can | | | | hierarchy of needs: |
| help in finding the right solutions in motivating | | | | 1. Psychological needs - these are your basic survival |
| employees. | | | | needs, like food, water, and shelter. |
| One of the keys to being a successful manager is the | | | | 2. Safety needs - employees want to feel secure at |
| ability to motivate employees to perform at their best. | | | | work. |
| When employees aren't interested in their work or | | | | 3. Social needs - the need to feel accepted and part |
| they're bored, employee motivation is low and | | | | of the group. |
| productivity drops. Generally, employees are willing and | | | | 4. Esteem needs - the need for acknowledgement |
| able to work if they feel their job is important and they | | | | and recognition from others. |
| are appreciated. When motivating employees there | | | | 5. Self-actualization needs - the need to develop to |
| are two main types of rewards, intrinsic reward and | | | | your fullest potential. |
| extrinsic reward. | | | | In theory, when one of these needs is met a person |
| People are motivated in different ways, one of which | | | | will start to satisfy the next need. As a manager it is |
| is by intrinsic reward. Intrinsic rewards or intrinsic | | | | important to understand the types of needs you are |
| motivation primarily deals with the feelings an | | | | dealing with. Your needs and the needs of your |
| employee has when they have done a good job. | | | | employees, for the most part, are the same. When |
| They do it because they enjoy it. This can be seen | | | | motivating your employees it is important to have a |
| more in hobbies or in the feeling of obligation to do well | | | | good understanding of what your needs are to better |
| at ones job. The second type of reward is extrinsic. | | | | understand your employees. There are many methods |
| Extrinsic rewards or extrinsic motivation refers to a | | | | that are used in motivating employees. This article was |
| tangible or intangible reward given to you by someone | | | | written to help give you insight on the types of needs |
| else. Praise, pay increases, bonuses, and promotions | | | | you may encounter while implementing techniques that |
| are a few examples of extrinsic rewards. The | | | | are key to motivating employees. |
| traditional method of motivating employees has been | | | | |