ANALYZING MOTIVATION

WHAT IS MOTIVATION?
The art of motivating people starts with learning how to influence individuals' behavior. Once you understand this, you are more likely to gain the results that both the organization and its members want.


DEFINING MOTIVATION
Motivation is the wall to act. It was once assumed that motivation had to be injected from outside, but it is now understood that everyone is motivated by several differing forces. In the workplace, seek to influence your staff to align their own motivations with the needs of the organization.
To release the full potential of employees, organization are rapidly moving away from "command and control" and towards "advise and consent" as ways of motivating. This change of attitude began when employees recognized that rewarding good work is more effective than threatening punitive measures for bad work.

MOTIVATING LONG TERM
Self-motivation is long-lasting. Inspire self-motivated staff further by trusting then to work on their own initiatives and encouraging them to take responsibility for entire task. For demotivated staff members, find out what would motivate them, and implement whatever help you can. Highly motivated individuals are vital to supply organizations with the new initiatives that are necessary in the competitive business world.

WHOM TO MOTIVATE?
Motivation used to be considered only in one direction: downwards, the superior motivating the subordinate. That is no longer enough. In well-managed organizations, in which subordinates do far more than take orders, superiors may need motivating to act accordingly. Encourage colleagues to share your ideas and enthusiasm at work.Use motivation to achieve both collaboration and co-operation from every from with whom you work.