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Introduction

Definition of motivation
It is the art of increasing the urge or desire of an individual to work
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The elements in the process are motive, behaviour
and goal
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Characteristics of demotivated employees
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Absenteeism; Absenteeism and frequent employee turnover is one of the
most common symptoms of a demotivated workforce
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Lack of career vision; In the majority of cases, money is merely one part

of an employee’s motivation
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Career visioning can be a useful process in setting clear, longterm goals for an employee so that they can proactively work towards
projected outcomes
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All employees want to feel a sense of

security and longevity in their roles and an employer must help facilitate this
with regular coaching and objective setting
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Most employees will value ongoing learning potential and the sense
that they’re expanding and improving their skills and knowledge
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Get regular feedback from your team to see where increased training or
development opportunities would be best placed and appreciated
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Healthy debate is often productive, but
it’s important to keep an eye out for any workplace intimidation or bullying
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Unrealistic workload

It’s important to keep a check on the expectations and demands that are being placed
upon your employees
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Equally, if an

employee has a workload that’s too light or not varied enough, they might quickly lose
interest
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When you make employees’ jobs

more challenging and interesting they may find it more enjoyable
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Managers should give workers more control over their tasks and more responsibility
for design, execution, and output
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Provide opportunities for advancement and take genuine interest in
employee’s future career paths
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It does wonders
for an employee to know that a manager cares about their career growth and
improvement
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Promotion: If you can’t give your staff promotions, think about horizontal moves
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Take the time to learn
what interests them and what is important in their lives
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Take the time to personally thank employees for doing something well
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Mention effort or achievement in team
meetings, in newsletters and on the intranet
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Some employees want to socialise with their colleagues and
develop a sense of belonging; this can build commitment to both their colleagues
and the business
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Because of structural changes in social order, the
workplace is more fluid and adaptive according to Mayo
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However, if teams continuously change within jobs, then
employees feel anxious, empty, and irrational and become harder to work with
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In groups, employees will self-manage and
form relevant customs, duties, and traditions
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Wage incentives
Humans are not motivated solely by wage incentives and unlike the rational
theory of motivation; people are not driven toward economic interests under the
natural system
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These actions stand “in direct opposition to the ideas underlying their
system of financial incentive, which countenanced no upper limit to performance
other than physical capacity
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This provides more variety and prevents a job from getting boring
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It stems on the assumption that
employees enjoy doing work and, therefore, are more satisfied when they have a wider
range of work to do
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Job Rotation

Job rotation is a practice whereby each employee learns several operations in
manufacturing process and rotates through each in a set period
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On one hand, when employees rotate, the
firm receives information about the quality of various jobs - employee matches
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As a
manager, one should maximize on this particular technique in motivating employees
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Motivation is highly important for every company due to
the benefits that it’s able to bring
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Human Capital Management
A company can achieve its full potential only by making use of all the financial, physical,
and human resources that it has
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This way, the enterprise begins to glisten as
everyone is doing their best to fulfil their tasks
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Once that worker meets some initial goals, they
realize the clear link between effort and results, which will further motivate them to
continue at a high level
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In the absence of an incentive plan, employees will not fill ready to
fulfil their objectives
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Raising Employee Efficiency
An employee’s efficiency level is not strictly related to his abilities and qualifications
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Such balance can lead to an increase of productivity,
lower operational costs, and an overall improvement in efficiency, and can be achieved
only through motivation
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Not only that it can bring stability and profits, but employees
will also adapt more easily to changes, fact which is ultimately in the company’s benefit
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The staff
will stay loyal to the enterprise only they meet a sense of participation within the
management side
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This may cause an honest public
image within the market which can attract competent and qualified individuals into the
business
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Provide a positive work environment, Encourage team
contribution and rewards Feedback, Give challenging roles empowering employees with
training and independent thinking
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"Neurobehavioral Mechanisms
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Denison, Daniel R
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Corporate Culture and Organizational Effectiveness
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Elliot, Andrew J; Covington, Martin V (2001)
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Educational Psychology Review
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Vallerand, R
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(March 08, 1993)
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Educational and Psychological
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