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Zahid Faqir
Zahid Faqir

This document discusses employee motivation in the workplace. It defines motivation as what causes people to act and behave in certain goal-oriented ways. Motivation comes from biological, emotional, and social factors. The document outlines different types of motivation like basic needs, personal needs, and social needs. It also discusses intrinsic versus extrinsic motivation and different personality types in the workplace. Finally, it provides tips for managers to maintain a motivated work environment like removing barriers to motivation and using leadership skills to increase job satisfaction.

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EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION By: Aftab Ahmed (HOD QA-QC department) Date: Feb. 9th 2012
What is Motivation? Motivation is frequently used to describe, Why a person does something? Motivation initiates, guides and maintains goal-oriented behaviors It is what causes us to Act, e.g - getting a glass of water to reduce thirst or - reading a book to gain knowledge Motivation involves biological, emotional and social forces that activate behavior. E.g you might say that a student is so motivated to get into a degree program that he studies in late night hours everyday.
What is Motivation? Different types of motivation is based on: - Basic needs (e.g. food, sleep, etc.) - Personal needs (e.g. respect, self-esteem) - Social needs (e.g. to be accepted as part of a group).
Human Needs Satisfaction Social - Provision of communal facilities - Allowing informal communications Esteem - Recognition of achievements - Appropriate rewards Self-realization - Training - people want to learn more - Giving Responsibility
Extrinsic Vs. Intrinsic Motivation Extrinsic motivations are those that arise from outside of the individual and often involve rewards such as - trophies, - money, - social recognition or - praise. Intrinsic motivations are those that arise from within the individual, such as - doing a complicated cross-word puzzle purely for the personal gratification of solving a problem.
Personality Types Task-oriented The motivation for doing the work is the work itself Self-oriented The work is a means to an end which is the achievement of individual goals - e.g. to get rich, to play tennis, to travel etc. Interaction-oriented The principal motivation is the presence and actions of co-workers. People go to work because they like to go to work.
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Maintaining motivated work environment Performance of a task is always a function of three (3) factors Environment, Ability & Motivation
Barriers to Motivation An important role of a manager is to motivate the people working under their authority HOW?? By Removing following common barriers to work motivation: Fear of failure, rejection, loss, conflict, humiliation, exploitation Distrust of management, favoritism, discrimination Work is not challenging or interesting Little recognition, respect, reward for job well done No authority and responsibility
Leadership skills to increase Motivation & Job satisfaction 2. Set a Good Example be honest, be fair, be respectful and expect respect back 5. Performance Standards have reasonable expectations of your employees and communicate those expectations clearly and award appropriately 8. Hold Your Employees Accountable if you tolerate poor performance and/or poor behavior (without dealing with it in a timely manner) you create a very bad situation that only gets worse with time 11. Do Reward Those Who Do Well In Their Jobs
Leadership kills to increase Motivation & Job satisfaction 5. Keep Your Employees Informed and Share Your Vision With Them have regular meetings to keep them informed and show them what you see for the future of the company. 6. Keep an Open Door Policy Make it safe for your employees to come into your office and share whatever they want in confidence and then really listen to them 7. Dont Let the Workplace be Ruled by Politics
To fortify yourself, here are just a few of Motivational Quotes: "A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new." - Albert Einstein "Life is 10 percent what you make it and 90 percent how you take it." - Irving Berlin "The road to success has no speed limit." - L. Nicole Green "You'll see it when you believe it." - Wayne Dyer

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  • 1. EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION By: Aftab Ahmed (HOD QA-QC department) Date: Feb. 9th 2012
  • 2. What is Motivation? Motivation is frequently used to describe, Why a person does something? Motivation initiates, guides and maintains goal-oriented behaviors It is what causes us to Act, e.g - getting a glass of water to reduce thirst or - reading a book to gain knowledge Motivation involves biological, emotional and social forces that activate behavior. E.g you might say that a student is so motivated to get into a degree program that he studies in late night hours everyday.
  • 3. What is Motivation? Different types of motivation is based on: - Basic needs (e.g. food, sleep, etc.) - Personal needs (e.g. respect, self-esteem) - Social needs (e.g. to be accepted as part of a group).
  • 4. Human Needs Satisfaction Social - Provision of communal facilities - Allowing informal communications Esteem - Recognition of achievements - Appropriate rewards Self-realization - Training - people want to learn more - Giving Responsibility
  • 5. Extrinsic Vs. Intrinsic Motivation Extrinsic motivations are those that arise from outside of the individual and often involve rewards such as - trophies, - money, - social recognition or - praise. Intrinsic motivations are those that arise from within the individual, such as - doing a complicated cross-word puzzle purely for the personal gratification of solving a problem.
  • 6. Personality Types Task-oriented The motivation for doing the work is the work itself Self-oriented The work is a means to an end which is the achievement of individual goals - e.g. to get rich, to play tennis, to travel etc. Interaction-oriented The principal motivation is the presence and actions of co-workers. People go to work because they like to go to work.
  • 8. Maintaining motivated work environment Performance of a task is always a function of three (3) factors Environment, Ability & Motivation
  • 9. Barriers to Motivation An important role of a manager is to motivate the people working under their authority HOW?? By Removing following common barriers to work motivation: Fear of failure, rejection, loss, conflict, humiliation, exploitation Distrust of management, favoritism, discrimination Work is not challenging or interesting Little recognition, respect, reward for job well done No authority and responsibility
  • 10. Leadership skills to increase Motivation & Job satisfaction 2. Set a Good Example be honest, be fair, be respectful and expect respect back 5. Performance Standards have reasonable expectations of your employees and communicate those expectations clearly and award appropriately 8. Hold Your Employees Accountable if you tolerate poor performance and/or poor behavior (without dealing with it in a timely manner) you create a very bad situation that only gets worse with time 11. Do Reward Those Who Do Well In Their Jobs
  • 11. Leadership kills to increase Motivation & Job satisfaction 5. Keep Your Employees Informed and Share Your Vision With Them have regular meetings to keep them informed and show them what you see for the future of the company. 6. Keep an Open Door Policy Make it safe for your employees to come into your office and share whatever they want in confidence and then really listen to them 7. Dont Let the Workplace be Ruled by Politics
  • 12. To fortify yourself, here are just a few of Motivational Quotes: "A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new." - Albert Einstein "Life is 10 percent what you make it and 90 percent how you take it." - Irving Berlin "The road to success has no speed limit." - L. Nicole Green "You'll see it when you believe it." - Wayne Dyer