Installment number 3 of my series of motivation has been published in the ExtraMILE ezine. This one, I Need Therefore I Am – Part II continues the discussion of basic human needs as they apply to supervisors and managers. Please check it out here. You can view previous editions of the ezine, including …
Tag Archive: needs
Sep 09 2013
Leaders Must Recognize the Need to Belong
People need to belong. Humans respond to knowing they’re a valuable, and valued, part of something bigger than themselves. This is the secret to effective military organizations. From the first day of basic training, a new recruit is taught that they are part of something big and important. But as they progress in …
Apr 06 2011
Leadership Development – What do Workers Need? Belonging and Self-Esteem
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Where do you belong? Are you part of a group, a team, a church, a social club, a professional organization? There’s been a lot of discussion lately about how some generational groups aren’t team players and want to work individually. Yet, these same people have families, and friends. Maybe they like to go to sports events or concerts with the same small group. Psychologist Abraham Maslow identified belonging as a basic human need on his Hierarchy of Needs.
Mar 23 2011
Leadership Development – What do Workers Need? Survival
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Jennifer was a good worker and the customers liked her. She consistently received favorable customer comments and many of the regulars asked for her by name. The store manager always gave Jennifer high marks on her appraisals and felt she had a great future with the company. When Jennifer announced that she was leaving, it was a great surprise for both her department and the store manager. Jennifer left the store because she had found a job that paid more.
Sep 23 2010
Can Leaders Motivate With Money?
Is money a motivator? Can leaders buy a higher level of employee engagement? The short and typical consultant answer is yes and no. We need to look at human needs and how people are motivated to meet those needs. In the middle of the 20th century, Dr. Abraham Maslow developed his Hierarchy of …
