How To Motivate Staff to Ensure Greater Effectiveness in the
Workplace
What is motivation?
Motivation is a reason or reasons for acting or behaving in a particular way. Motivation occurs in the
working environment when employers try to motivate employees so they will work well.
Why should employers ensure staff are motivated?
Employers should ensure staff are motivated because if staff are motivated they will have higher
performance levels, there will be less staff absenteeism and less labour turnover and the business
can create an environment that attracts potential new recruits. However if the staff are not
motivated they may not want to come to work and won’t work as effectively.
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is a theory that that puts the needs of individuals in order, it is believed
that once one need is met they will move onto the next need.
THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT
Location
Location is a very important factor in the working environment. If the location of the work place is
situated close to the employee’s house, it will be likely they are motivated but if the employee has a
long way to travel, they could be demotivated. If the office or place of work is in a good location with
lots of services like shops and restaurants the employees will be more likely to be motivated as they
can go out for lunch.
Working Conditions
Working conditions also play an important role in the motivation of an employee. The working
conditions of the place of work would need to be good heat in somewhere like an office because if it
Workplace
What is motivation?
Motivation is a reason or reasons for acting or behaving in a particular way. Motivation occurs in the
working environment when employers try to motivate employees so they will work well.
Why should employers ensure staff are motivated?
Employers should ensure staff are motivated because if staff are motivated they will have higher
performance levels, there will be less staff absenteeism and less labour turnover and the business
can create an environment that attracts potential new recruits. However if the staff are not
motivated they may not want to come to work and won’t work as effectively.
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is a theory that that puts the needs of individuals in order, it is believed
that once one need is met they will move onto the next need.
THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT
Location
Location is a very important factor in the working environment. If the location of the work place is
situated close to the employee’s house, it will be likely they are motivated but if the employee has a
long way to travel, they could be demotivated. If the office or place of work is in a good location with
lots of services like shops and restaurants the employees will be more likely to be motivated as they
can go out for lunch.
Working Conditions
Working conditions also play an important role in the motivation of an employee. The working
conditions of the place of work would need to be good heat in somewhere like an office because if it
