Concepts Of Motivation

Motivation is required for any person to be successful in life. Motivation can be defined as the strong driving force that acts as a reason for a person to act in particular way or manner. Abraham Maslow, the famous American psychologist developed the hierarchy of needs theory to delineate the various types of human needs in the form of a pyramid with the basic needs at the base of the pyramid.

The fourth layer in the hierarchy of needs is the esteem need. People definitely feel the need to be respected by their peers and colleagues. Recognition and appreciation of their work would go a long way towards satisfying this need. As future managers we have to understand that our colleagues are human beings as well. We have to treat each and every

Someone maybe equally motivated to sing rather than study, everybody’s behaviour is driven and dragged towards a goal, but the goal is different for different individuals. Why do people behave in such a manner? The answer lies in the concept of motivation. Motivation focuses on the 'why' aspect of behaviour. It directs individual's behaviour towards a goal. Our personal motives lead us to act in a specific way, even when we are motivated to achieve a particular target; our behaviour depends to a large extent on how we feel at a particular moment. The world looks beautiful when we are in a good mood, and looks depressing otherwise, though we are rational being with rational thinking, we would like to satisfy our motives in an intelligent way. When the feelings are buried for over a longer period of time, they take the shape of emotions and ultimately it’s our emotions, which have the power to motivate our behaviours. Motivation deals with complex human behaviour to determine the factors which drive an individual to do his best. Various factors which drive an individual to work have been discussed under Maslow and Herberg Models. For example, in order to motivate the workers, management must, first of all, know what motivates their

I understood the short comings that existed within me which I was not able to realize all these years. This realization happened after coming here and mainly when I was amidst people with great talents, knowledge and wisdom. Initially I was really scared, confused as well as worried about whether I will be able to survive this highly competing environment. My initial days were really horrible and I was clueless with no one to help me. However things gradually began to change over time and I began to gain confidence. This happened mainly because of the self-motivation. I understood how important it is to stay motivated. Had I been the same way, things would have been worse. This motivation did not happen by itself. Self-motivation takes the top priority. The inner drive to prove ourselves worthy can be cited as one of the primary reasons. Everyone has that feeling of self-worthiness deep within. I wanted to show that I am no less than anyone else here. I could relate this to my initial days of my corporate life. A more or less similar thing happened during my first few weeks at office. Having come right from college, corporate life was something that was totally new and strange. I had to work with people of different age groups. The work culture was new and different. Moreover the work was totally different and really very difficult. People were not ready to help me. There was no one to guide