Business motivation

At lower levels, such as physiological needs, money is a motivator, however it tends to have a motivating effect on staff that lasts only for a short period. At higher levels of the hierarchy, praise, respect, recognition, empowerment and a sense of belonging are far more powerful motivators than money.

There are considered stronger motivators than money:

• Motivated employees always look for better ways to do a job.

• Motivated employees are more quality oriented.

• Motivated workers are more productive.

The average workplace is about midway between the extremes of high threat and high opportunity. Motivation by threat is a dead-end strategy, and naturally staff are more attracted to the opportunity side of the motivation curve than the threat side. Motivation is a powerful tool in the work environment that can lead to employees working at their most efficient levels of production.

There are three common character types of subordinates: ascendant, indifferent, and ambivalent who all react and interact uniquely, and must be treated, managed, and motivated accordingly. Workers could not be motivated by the mere need for money, though money could be used as an indicator of success for various motives.

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motivation)

Autonomous work

1. Get ready to present a short speech on your career motivation. For this, do Career Motivation Test. The Quizmoz Career Motivation Test is devised in a way that will help you in estimating your potential and drive to move forward in your professional life. This test will also give you a detailed, in-depth analysis of your career and the factors that motivate you to perform better and what you can do to improve on your weaker points. The test can be found at the address: http://www.quizmoz.com/quizzes/Personality-Tests/c/Career-Motivation-Test.asp

2. Prepare a brief talk on importance/unimportance of being a leader. Include into your talk short assessment of your leadership motivation. With an eye to doing this go to: http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_01.htm . At the address, there is The Leadership Motivation Assessment Test. Do the test to find out how motivated you are.

3. Come up with a short questionnaire (8 questions) on students’ motives and incentives. Present your commentary and the list of questions in class.

Writing

Write down a discursive essay “This is why I have chosen the career” (350 words)

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