Motivational Theory and Techniques for Improving Team Performance

Fundamentals of Management

Table of contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFRENCES...................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
The report consists of the motivational theory that is used in completing the team work
and making it more productive and motivational. The two types of models are discussed in the
report that is content models and processes models. The CVF (Competencies Value Framework)
is used in the report for discussing the values and competencies of the leader for maintaining the
action and behaviour during the team work. The report discuss about the techniques that are used
for improving the performance of the team.
MAIN BODY
Team motivational theory
The motivation theories are divided into two types and that are: content and process. The
model of content discuss about the needs in the life of people that motivates them. In the process
theories the main focus is on the behavioural and psychological processes of an individual that
affects the motivation for them.
Content Models of Motivation- The model focus on the needs that are required by the people.
The theory is that the people will get motivated when they acquire the things they need for their
life. The theories under content model are: Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs (1950s), McClelland’s
Theory of Needs (1960s), Herzberg’s Two factors Theory (1950s) and Alderfer’s ERG Theory of
Needs (1960s) (Neugebauer and Gilmour, 2020).
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
The theory says that all the humans have the same needs and that are in a hierarchy. The
needs goes in the hierarchy form the basic things people need for the survival to fulfilling the
potential as well as finding the purpose of life. There are five levels in the hierarchy of needs of
Maslow that are:
Physiological Needs- The needs that comes first for the survival of the individual before moving
towards the complex as well as aspirational needs, these needs include basic needs such as
shelter, clothing, food and water.
Safety Needs- These needs help the individual to remove the risk from the life and help in
maintaining the physiological needs in the future. The safety needs includes the emotional and
physical security.