Motivation

Motivation is an integral component of an organization’s performance. I had the pleasure of learning about motivational techniques and theories. Motivation alone is not enough; it must be combined with a fitting power. As such, in this article, I will reflect on various learnings on motivational techniques and theories, leader power, and generally the compatibility of the two. The first thing I learned was leadership and its intricacies. As such the most important aspect of leadership, in this…

Daniel H. Pink wrote a book about motivation and how it plays a big part in people’s lives called Drive. In Pink’s argument he assumes that carrots and sticks don’t work anymore; we have the innate psychological need for autonomy, mastery and purpose (Motivation 3.0). I feel like in my life motivation plays a huge role, to some people all they need is motivation to help them get through things, for others they just want to feel motivation. Academically I think Motivation 3.0 strategically helps…

The theory of workplace motivation that will be the focus of this assignment is culminating a positive, motivational work environment to increase the productivity and success of team members. The work environment must provide these team members with adequate motivators, as this will result in the best outcome for both the employees involved as well as the employers. Foss, N. & Lindenberg, S. (2012). Teams, team motivation, and the theory of the firm. Managerial and Decision Economics, 33,…

When reviewing the class notes from this past week, is why motivation is so important. This is followed by Christian motivation and how it is founded on an understanding of the “whole” story of the Bible, and the purpose of life. The whole concept of Christian motivation produces “good” naturally by just following it I believe. What is new to me that this class has been teaching me about moral ethics is that the only right way is to go about your decisions in ethics it to put God first when…

Motivation In terms of motivation, I can ask the guardians the following question: What made you to be a guardian in the first place? Why do you choose this particular profession? Do you enjoy working with UME? To what extent are you happy with your profession? What are the key values that drove you to do the job you do? In my opinion, answering these questions are crucial because the minute I have the answers for these questions, the minute I will be able to understand the world of the…

Motivation can be of different types according to the needs of the employees. The basic purpose to motivate an employee is to bring out best from him. It has been noticed that a person works well when motivated. An employee can be motivated by giving incentives…

As an employee, I was a member of the sales department. The other departments consisted of clerical and office workers, administration, payroll, shipping and receiving, technical support, quality control, and customer service. The company had various motivational strategies in place for the employees. For instance, the company's compensation was very competitive and included a procedure for yearly performance evaluations and salary adjustments. Each year the department managers and supervisors…

The results of my motivation inventory was a score of 47. According to the Self-motivation quiz data, this indicates that I get things done and do not let anything stand in my way! It also indicates that I am probably self-motivated, goal setting and working toward achieving those goals. The quiz says that I should treasure this and I am inclined to be in agreement because I have been exposed to many people that have little to no self-motivation themselves. I find it somewhat of a sad…

this tip to better improve our meetings by having had equal participation from all group members at all times. This would’ve allowed us to have performed better on the parts of the projects that we had previously lost points on. Motivation Theories Motivation theories played a major role for our group as they helped us perform better than expected, such as Becca and Brennen’s use of the rewards theory on project 2, and at times the neglecting of them hurt us, for example…

Motivation is defined as inside and outside issues that stimulate interest of people in order to reach a goal. Companies such as Google Inc. which is a company that globally develops technology such as, web browsers and smartphones have proved that motivating their employees begins with recognizing that in order for them to perform a great job, individuals must be in surroundings that meets their basic emotional needs to achieve their objectives. Carl Stones stated in Work Attitude Survey (1982)…