Employee Motivation in the Workplace


Introduction

Employee motivation has always been a central issue for managers and executives. Unmotivated employees are likely to spend little effort in their work, if possible, to avoid the workplace, leave the organization if possible, and perform poor-quality jobs. On the other hand, employees who feel motivated to do their job are likely to be persistent, creative and productive, receiving high-quality work they do voluntarily (Teresa M. Amabile, 1993).

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Importance of Employee Motivation (Heryati R., Why Employee Motivation Is Important)

There are several reasons why employee motivation is important. Mainly because it allows the management to achieve the objectives of the company. Without motivated work, companies can be very risky. Motivated employees can improve productivity and achieve higher levels of productivity.

Benefits of Motivated Employees

  • Increased employee commitment
  • Improved employee satisfaction
  • Ongoing employee development
  • Improved employee efficiency

How to Increase Employee Motivation

  • Improve communication
  • Value individual contributions
  • Positive workplace environment

How does employee motivation in Nestlé?

  • Nestlé is the world’s leading health, nutrition, and wellness company. Their motivation strategy includes financial motivators, recognition, and autonomy.
  • Financial (Salary scheme, Bonus scheme, Fringe Benefits (some employees use company car) and etc.)
  • Recognition (Career opportunities, Rewarding them and etc.)
  • Autonomy (They encourages staff to show initiative and like to give staff the ability to make their own decisions)

How does ABC Company motivate their employees?

ABC Company is a leading construction company. ABC has several project sites outside the head office. So those sites handle different project managers and their motivational abilities are varied. So the company has decided to treat every site the same.

  • Year-end & April new year bonuses
  • Yearly salary increments
  • Daily meals provide
  • Training sessions
  • Rewarding according to performance
  • Gatherings & annual trips

Conclusions

What an employee expects from his employer is a direct link to employee motivation for productivity. Workers base their level of work and efficiency on the expectation of a reaction from their employer. Everyone should be motivated to get better performance regardless of their current situation, and this is directly related to what they expect to receive in exchange for their efforts.

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By N.M.Jayaweera

Comments

  1. ShanthawijesingheJune 20, 2020 at 10:29 AM

    Most of the important parts of motivation have presented in a nutshell while applying them in global context and to the ABC constructions.well done

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  2. Thejani JayasingheJune 20, 2020 at 11:15 AM

    motivation is one of most popular topic discussing. You have mentioned importance of motivation, benefits and ways to improve motivation very clearly. motivation is the main fact for improve performance of employees .This is a good article and you have presented well.

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