Many managers struggle to get their employees to be engaged with their jobs. Comments range from “I just can’t motivate them” to “They’re only here for the money” to “No-one wants to work these days”. (more…)
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Recall your worst day at work, when events of the day left you frustrated, unmotivated by the job, and brimming with disdain for your boss and your organization. (more…)
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In David McClelland’s book Human Motivation, he stated that humans were driven by a number of key principles that affect just about all of us. (more…)
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Henry Mintzberg’s book ‘Managing’ has received excellent reviews, and it’s got a good slot in my bookcase. The management guru talks about popular but false views about the nature of managerial work, separates fact from myth, and provides the best information yet published on what…
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Ever despaired at your team members’ lack of engagement at work? Ever wondered whether your key employees leave their brains at the office door when they come in and put them back in when they leave? You’re not the only one! Many managers wonder how…
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Expectancy theory suggests that motivation is based on how much we want something and how likely we think we are to get it. I often discuss this facet of motivation when coaching managers, as it answers many questions about desire, want and need for extrinsic…
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You’ll have heard of Maslow’s Hierarchy, Hertzberg’s Dual-Factor theory and McClelland’s Achievement theory when it comes to motivation, but one new idea stands out among the rest because it epitomises the very real concept of intrinsic motivation within all of us. Daniel Pink argues that…
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I had an interesting email from a reader recently, asking if there was something wrong with her! She said she worked in a positive environment, where she was often getting positive reinforcement for what she was doing. Her boss was continuously praising her for being…
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In many companies, salary increases happen at certain times of the year and are given to every employee, regardless of their performance. If salary increases actually do improve employee morale, you would expect to see performance and productivity go up in line with the increases,…
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I was looking at the 2011 Global Mindset Index Report this week,(click here to download it) and it makes interesting and rather disturbing reading. It shows, among other things, that: one in four employees (23%) worldwide identifies with five or more of the key factors in depression (as…
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One of the least-performed tasks that managers perform is that of showing adequate appreciation for work that is carried out. As we know, recognition and appreciation are two of the key motivational drivers for everyone, yet we often fall short of recognising people’s performance, and…
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Your team can offer valuable assistance in achieving your goals and objectives, but only when they are given the opportunity to do so. Many managers are reluctant to offer more power to the team because it is risky and diminishes their control. But it is…
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