Summary:
Motivation is the art of getting people to do things or to do things more efficiently or quickly. Knowing what the human behavior will do is of the upmost importance. Some of the principals of theorist Abraham Maslow and Frederick Herzberg will open your eyes up to what really motivate people.
Finding out which type of motivation intrinsic or extrinsic, is a building block of how a person gets influenced for better motivation. Knowing this trait is a helpful factor to understanding the personality of the person. There attitude can change or formed by a good or bad frame of reference in individuals views.
Only by determining the motivational approach of what sets a person to higher standards is possible by looking and assessing that individual person. Knowing how to evaluate things and the signs of a person, who shows a lack of motivation, you can better bring out there inner potential to the surface.
Motivation can only be managed with objectives that are ethically and efficiently. Personal has to understand the objective and vision so they can move towards its goal. The use of teamwork can be a useful aid to arouse personal to set higher goals of expectations. Listening to the individuals and giving positive feedback will help build on there part of being respected and utilized which builds a sense of trust.
To better develop the motivation of workers you have to look at the job itself and make sure there is enrichment in it. The need for variety and task significance greatly ads to the work place environment so the individual can really see the end product of all the motivation efforts they are giving.
Motivation and Reinforcement 3
Motivation and Reinforcement:
Motivation is difficult to explain and even harder to "turn on" in people. Webster defines motivation as "an act or process of motivating; the condition of being motivated; a force, stimulus, or influence: incentive or drive" ("Motivation"). It is most often
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