Enhancing Employee Performance: A Report on Motivation Techniques

This report delves into the crucial topic of employee motivation, examining its definition, advantages, and practical applications within a business context. It begins by defining motivation as the driving force behind individual actions and its importance for organizational success. The report then highlights the benefits of a motivated workforce, emphasizing improved performance and increased revenue. A significant portion of the report is dedicated to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, outlining its five stages and how organizations can utilize this theory to understand and fulfill employee needs, thereby enhancing motivation. The advantages and limitations of Maslow's theory are also discussed. The report concludes by emphasizing the importance of providing proper guidance and direction to employees, and how motivation theories act as a catalyst for improved morale, efficiency, and effectiveness. References to relevant academic research are included to support the analysis.

How to motivate
employees

Content
• Introduction
• Definition and need of motivation
• Advantage of motivation
• Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
• Conclusion
• References

Introduction
Motive is said to the impulse which causes actions by an individual. In
present scenario, there are distinct ways that can be used by
managers for motivating employees. All personnels needs
motivation either in present duration or in upcoming time period.
Employee motivation is one of the essential factor for successful
business.

Definition and need of motivation
Motivation is defined to the series of actions that stimulate individuals
to actions so that they can achieve goals. In other words, motivation
is prepotent state which guides together with energises behaviours
(Petch, 2019). It comprises certain inner striving circumstances such
as desires and drives that stimulates individuals for accomplishing
desired goals (De Bosscher and Sotiriadou, 2019).

Advantage of motivation
It is well said that motivation is one of the reason for individual's
willingness, goals together with actions. It is one of the direction
that stimulate people to reach enterprise goals through giving best
performance (Bennett, 2019). Motivation implies desires in which
individual led into action. If employee is highly motivated then will
give high level of performances that will benefit the entity to gain
huge revenues.

Maslow's Hierarchy of NeedsMaslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Use of Maslow's hierarchy of needs
theory is made by organisation to
analysis or evaluate the needs of
employees so that through
satisfying these needs employees
can be motivated for improving
their performance (Schuckert and
et. el., 2018).

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The five steps or stages of Maslow's Hierarchy of needs are described
below:
Physiological needs- This is the most basis need of an individual
which are necessary for survival of an human being. Physiological
needs includes air, water, shelter, clothing, food, etc (Callan and et.
al., 2015). If these needs are not fulfilled or meet by any
organisation its employees are not bale to function optimally.

Advantages of Maslow's hierarchy of needs
theory
According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, an individual is motivated
by an unsatisfied needs and once that need is satisfied it drives or
forces next need for further motivation of employees (Ulrich and
Allen, 2014). Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory provides most
suitable way to motivate an employee.

Limitation of Maslow's hierarchy of needs
theory
It is difficult to measure the satisfaction level of employees which they
get after achievement of each level of need (Sulaiman and et. al.,
2014). Physiological needs and other desires of human beings or
employees are subjective in nature thus, can not be measured
accurately.

Conclusion
It can be summarised from about PPT, that motivation is necessary to
meet the requirements of changing environment. An employer must
provide proper guidance and direction to its employees to
coordinate their efforts so that desired objectives and goals of
organisation can be achieved easily. Theory of motivation act as
lubricant which boost or enhance the morale of employees which
makes them more efficient and effective.

References
Petch, J., 2019. GIS, organisations and people: A socio-technical
approach. CRC Press.
Bennett, B., 2019. Developing Aboriginal identity as a light-skinned
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190-212). Red Globe Press.
De Bosscher, V. and Sotiriadou, P., 2019. 25. The governance of the board
of national governing bodies in high performance sport. Research
Handbook on Sport Governance, p.412.

References
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Callan, R. C. and et. al., 2015. How to avoid the dark side of
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