Motivating Employees
Completion requirements
Read this resource to understand motivation in terms of the P-O-L-C framework. You will explore needs, goal-setting, and process-based theories, which consider the mental process of the employee as key to understanding their motivation.
Need-Based Theories of Motivation
EXERCISES
- Many managers assume that if an employee is not performing well, the reason must be lack of motivation. What is the problem with this assumption?
- Review Maslow's hierarchy of needs. Do you agree with the particular ranking of employee needs?
- Review the hygiene and motivators in the two-factor theory. Are there any hygiene factors that you would consider to be motivators and vice versa?
- A friend of yours is competitive, requires frequent and immediate feedback, and enjoys accomplishing things. She has recently been promoted to a managerial position and seeks your advice. What would you tell her?
- Which motivation theory have you found to be most useful in explaining why people behave in a certain way? Why?