The Pros And Cons Of Motivating Employees

While some people may choose to believe that motivating employees is a phantom concept, more people think otherwise. The reason some are apprehensive to admit that motivation is a real thing is because motivating is not easy. There are a lot of hurdles to leapfrog and obstacles to tackle. One of the biggest problems with motivating employees is that they may not always see things your way. However, from their perspective, they may think that their input is being undermined. The key here is to unravel ways in which both parties feel satisfied as a result.
There are two things employees gravitate to when it comes to motivation: success and opportunity. Firstly, people love to feel important. They like to believe that their role in the business …show more content…
They first belief states that motivation is a function of of people’s expectancy. This means that people exert a certain amount of effort based on if or not they believe a performance goal is within reach. An example would be a prospective basketball player not visiting the gym because he expect never to make it into the NBA. Conversely, a if he thought his chance of making the league were high, the effort to performance link believes that he would be more motivated and thus visit the gym in pursuit of his goal. The second belief is called instrumentality. Instrumentality is the perceived likelihood that performance will be followed by a particular outcome.Instrumentality goes hand in hand with valence; the value an outcome holds for the person contemplating it. Instrumentality can be best seen in the attitude employees on if their hard work will or will not lead to a promotion.Valence on the other hand is a judgment on the reward. Is a promotion a positive or negative? Is greater pay and authority worth it if it leads to resentment from …show more content…
That is a given but what isn’t so obvious is what those specific needs are and to what extent they affect. There is a few theories that attempt to lay bare the needs of man.The first is the Maslows Need theory. This the theory most people are familiar with. It has five stages and from most important to least goes as follows: Physiological, safety, social, ego and self-actualization. The first three as self explanatory so I won’t bore you with the details. Ego is independence, achievement, freedom status, recognition and self esteem. Self-actualization is realizing one’s full potential , becoming everything one is capable of being. Maslow’s theory has been criticized for being too linear and simplistic. He did contribute three things. By being one of the first to talk about needs, he brought the subject to front street. The second of his contributions was their idea that lower level and critical needs ought to satisfied before more can be toiled for. Maslow’s final contribution was introducing personal growth and self-actualization. Alderfer’s ERG theory was nother need theory that was group needs into three sets; existence, relatedness and growth.More theories exist but they all essentially build on what Maslow’s and Alderfer’s ERG theory. What do all these needs mean? Well, take for instance a man that is down on his luck. He has been recently divorced, his apartment inexplicably went ablaze and his health, like his self