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M Greenaway said:
Interesting Michael.
I guess the organisation should discover what motivates an individual, and then ensure that the person is suitably motivated.
Difficult I would imagine if the motivation is purely money !!
But Martin - money isn't a motivator. Depending upon who you read (Maslow, Herzberg, etc.) money is pretty far down on the scale of external motivators. Initially, money is a motivator if you are not paying your employees what they are worth. However, above a certain level, no amount of money will make them work any harder or do anything extra for the company. Providing you are being paid what you think your are worth to your company, if your salary were doubled, would you work any harder than you do now? How about if it were tripled?
It's more like the organization (supervisors, managers, leaders, etc.) should provide the type of environment that allows employees to motivate themselves. I'm not saying give them free reign over everything - but address the social (belonging - being affiliated with something worth while), self-respect (self-esteem - the need for recognition, status, accomplishment) and self-fulfillment (self-actualization - the ability use one's talents and abilities to their fullest) needs every person has.
Anyway - that's my take on it.
Cheers!!