Do you drive a car? You have to fuel a car to make it go.
What happens if you skip the regular maintenance? Before long the car is reluctant to start, loses some of its pep and, generally, becomes reluctant to move fast at all.
What if people were cars? Fuel would be the salary and maintenance would be the motivation management.
Just like a car, if you ignore motivation, the maintenance, then the person will eventually stop, no matter how much salary you pour into them!
Ah but some people are naturally motivated I hear you say. Yes, there are different models just like cars. Family cars, sports cars and 4x4s all have their special abilities and do better or worse depending on the circumstances. People are the same. But everyone stops eventually no matter how well matched they are to the circumstances if their motivation is not managed properly.
Motivation at work is about a managed, sustainable environment that demands excellent performance.
In brief, work is a social function and motivation is about human contact.
Such as:
- People managers being honest rather than “nice”.
- Showing respect for another person
- Creating an opportunity to strive
- A feeling of belonging and involvement
- Equitable treatment
- Recognition of performance
Also, it helps if the organization is:
- Stable
- Successful
- Paying just over the going rate (better fuel)
Creating the right motivating environment is a big task.
Knowing where you are now, allows you to plan the change process to the brighter future.
The review of the current environment must include the management hierarchy.
Management methodology has a significant bearing on the environment of people working below them.
People amaze when motivation matters to the management.
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