Motivation

In today’s marketplace, where companies seek a competitive edge, motivation is key for talent retention and performance. If there is an economic environment, the goal is to create a place for work and motivation, the employees need to stay, their knowledge, experience and expertise will enhance their contributions. Society for human resource management (2010) defined the motivation as ‘the psychological forces that determine the direction of a person’s level of effort, as well as a person’s persistence in the face of obstacles. The direction of a person’s behavior refers to the many possible actions that a person could engage in, while persistence refers to whether, when faced with roadblocks and obstacles, an individual keeps trying or gives up’.

Craig (2014) suggested in forbes magazine five key things help us to improve employee motivation. Employees need to believe that they can achieve, The workplace needs to be "casteless", Employees should look forward to being evaluated, Decide as a team what the "greater good" actually looks like, Encourage "ownership" of a team member's role in the company.

There are two types of motivation.

Intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation

Its discussed  Cleverism (2014) employee motivation the Google way. Google offers the usual extrinsic benefits such as flex spending accounts, no-cost health and dental benefits, insurance, 401K plans, vacation packages and tuition reimbursements.

Reimbursement of up to $5000 to employees for legal expenses

Maternity benefits of a maximum of 18 weeks off at about 100 percent pay. The father and mother of the newborn are given expenses of a maximum of $500 for take-out meals in the initial 3 months they spend at home with the baby

Financial support for adopting a child (Google’s Adoption Assistance)

On-site car wash, oil change, bike repair, dry cleaning, gym, massage therapy and hair stylist are available at the company’s headquarters in Mountain View

Lunch and dinner is available free of charge, In addition, an assortment of delicious but healthy meals are available every day, prepared by gourmet chefs.

These words from the Vice President of people development at Google only serve to support that fact “It’s less about the aspiration to be No. 1 in the world, and more that we want our employees and future employees to love it here, because that’s what’s going to make us successful.”

Reference

Cleverism (2014) The Google Way of Motivating Employees. Available at https://www.cleverism.com/google-way-motivating-employees/[Accessed 16 Jun. 2018]

Craig, W (2014) Five Thoughts On Solving Your Company's Motivation Problem. Forbes. [online] Available at https://www.forbes.com/sites/williamcraig/2014/12/12/five-thoughts-on-solving-your-companys-motivation-problem/3/#2a66531c15dd [Accessed 13 Jun. 2018].

 

Society for Human Resource Management (2010) Motivation in Today’s Workplace: The Link to Performance,Second quarter,pp 1-3.1800 duke street,Alexandria,VA 22314,USA.

Bibliography

Harvard Business Review (2016) What Really Influences Employee Motivation. Available at: https://hbr.org/video/4701966304001/what-really-influences-employee-motivation[Accessed 13 Jun. 2018]

Harvard Business Review(2018) Why People Lose Motivation — and What Managers Can Do to Help. Available at: https://hbr.org/2018/03/why-people-lose-motivation-and-what-managers-can-do-to-help?autocomplete=true[Accessed 13 Jun. 2018]