Motivation - Loughborough University
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Motivation
ILM – Level 3 Award in Leadership & Management
Presented by: Michael Barwood
What is Motivation
“A reason or reasons for acting or
behaving in a particular way”
Why is Motivation Important
Without motivation goals would not be achieved,
Potentially causes employees to work hard thus
leading to high productivity and improved work
quality,
Helps keep employees committed to maintaining high
levels of performance,
Basic Theories of Motivation
Herzberg
Maslow
X/Y Manager
Herzberg’s Theory
Developed in the 1959 by F. Herzberg
States certain factors cause job satisfaction,
while others can cause dissatisfaction.
Motivators give positive satisfaction,
arising from intrinsic conditions of the
job
Hygiene factors do not give positive
satisfaction, though dissatisfaction
results from their absence. These are
extrinsic to the work
Why Use Herzberg’s Theory
Herzberg’s theory is an easy to understand model,
‘without the base being solid the rocket will not take
off effectively’
Empirical evidence confirms that the motivationhygiene theory does work within the work place
It can be easily applied to a team of people
Herzberg’s Theory in Practice
Used to identify why a team is not performing well
Improve an existing team that is e.g. doing the
minimal required and nothing more
Improve a teams moral
Potentially improve teams alignment with
organisational goals
Personal use of Herzberg’s Theory
Currently not needed in my own team
Has been useful within my department
It established that the hygiene factors were all met
and that several motivation factors are already in
place
Summary
Motivation is important
There are several theories of motivation to chose
from
Herzberg’s theory has been shown to work in the
workplace
If needed, I would personally use/suggest utilising the
Herzberg theory of motivation