Read the article once and compare your ideas from task 1.

MODULE 5

Topic 12. If you want to succeed, what do you need? Motivation!

LET’S GET MOTIVATED

If you want to succeed, what do you need? Motivation!

1. Can you think of any ways for motivating staff at work? Use the words (or related parts of speech) below to think of four ideas.

recognition praise salary holidays colleagues tasks managers perks expenses location of the office rewards trust promotion deadlines freedom punishment kindness fun

For example: It’s important to praise staff when they do a good job.

Read the article once and compare your ideas from task 1.

Do you ever find it hard to summon the energy to do things? What makes you like that? Maybe it’s your motivation.

Motivation (often called “the will to succeed” or “goaloriented behaviour”) plays an important role in explaining how humans behave the way they do. Some sort of motivation is generally necessary if we want to achieve something, whether it’s success at work, or having the energy to get off the sofa to make a sandwich. The former may be motivated by ambition and the latter by hunger, but in both cases some form of motivation is present.

Motivation is often described as being intrinsic or extrinsic. Intrinsic motivation comes from inside an individual (rather than from any external reward or stimulus). The motivation comes from the pleasure you get from the task itself, or from the sense of satisfaction in completing or simply working on a task. An intrinsically-motivated person will work on something because it’s enjoyable or challenging or stimulating.

Extrinsic motivation refers to motivation that comes from outside. The motivating factors are external rewards such as money or grades. These rewards provide more satisfaction and pleasure than the task itself. An extrinsically-motivated person will work on a task (even when they have little interest in it) because of the potential rewards. Money is a common extrinsic motivational influence, but punishment is, too (it doesn’t have to be positive!). Most forms of competition involve this type of motivation as competitions encourage people to want to win and beat others rather than enjoy the activity for its own sake. As you probably know, there’s a motivational difference between running a race and going for a jog.

Many companies spend millions trying to motivate their employees. One way is to contract a motivational speaker – professionals such as former Olympic Champion Sally Gunnell, and/or successful businesspeople such as Zig Ziglar and Deepak Chopra. The objective is for the speaker to help increase motivation in the workplace. In many cases, they help employees see the future in a positive light and inspire workers to pull together. Many use examples from their own lives. Motivational speaker Wayne Dyer, for example, was abandoned by his alcoholic father, but he ended up graduating from Detroit University. And professional speaker Anthony Robbins suffered many hardships, including having a tumour of the brain. They use these examples as a way of showing others how to overcome difficulties.

The internet is also full of ideas for motivating employees. The website www.pickthebrain.com has a few top tips:

Ø Provide pleasurable rewards for your employees for having done a good job. If people see the benefits of hard work (e.g. promotion, extra holidays, parties, etc.), they’ll work harder.

Ø Set deadlines – if people are given a deadline, they’ll become more productive – especially if it’s a very tight deadline.

Ø Make people aware of the negative consequences if they don’t hit the deadline!

Ø Be kind – if you get people on your side, they’ll want to help you.

Ø Make it fun – if you provide staff with enjoyable tasks, they’ll find them intrinsically more motivating!

Ø Give your staff freedom – if you give your employees the chance to experiment and be creative, they’ll produce more.

Ø Recognise achievement – people like to receive praise. Although this is an extrinsic reward, the increase in self-esteem develops intrinsic motivation.

Ø Give trust – if people know they’re trusted to do a good job, they’ll do one.

Whatever you want to achieve, a little motivation goes a long way. And a lot of motivation goes even further.

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