How can leaders motivate staff in order to improve efficiency and job satisfaction
“How can leaders motivate staff in order to improve productivity and job satisfaction?”
Introduction
In this essay I shall define - motivate, job satisfaction, productivity and leaders. I shall then give a brief history of motivational theories and then discuss McClelland’s Motivational Needs Theory; to explain some methods of how staff can be motivated by analysing the 3 main factors in his theory and explain how these factors can motivate staff and to see if motivation does lead to improved productivity, I shall then analyse this theory and thoughts of other theorists to see if motivation also leads to job satisfaction and conclude the results of my research.
Motivate – The Oxford University Press (2014) states motivate is to “provide (someone) with a reason for doing something: he was primarily motivated by the desire for profit”
2014, 2014, February 26th, Oxford University Press, http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/motivate?q=motivate
What is Job Satisfaction?
Job Satisfaction is when a person/employee is happy or content in their job.
What is Productivity?
Productivity is a term used to describe a state, quality or fact of being able to generate, create or improve goods and services. For example at the Chocolate Factory the Work Productivity was increased and 10% more chocolate bars were produced than last year. Or the Council’s Productivity increased after a restructure and they managed to provide more services to customers.
What is a Leader?
A Leader is someone who leads other people; this could be a manager, director, team leader, politician or anyone who leads people, usually staff or one or more people.
Motivational Theories
There have been many management theorists
Introduction
In this essay I shall define - motivate, job satisfaction, productivity and leaders. I shall then give a brief history of motivational theories and then discuss McClelland’s Motivational Needs Theory; to explain some methods of how staff can be motivated by analysing the 3 main factors in his theory and explain how these factors can motivate staff and to see if motivation does lead to improved productivity, I shall then analyse this theory and thoughts of other theorists to see if motivation also leads to job satisfaction and conclude the results of my research.
Motivate – The Oxford University Press (2014) states motivate is to “provide (someone) with a reason for doing something: he was primarily motivated by the desire for profit”
2014, 2014, February 26th, Oxford University Press, http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/motivate?q=motivate
What is Job Satisfaction?
Job Satisfaction is when a person/employee is happy or content in their job.
What is Productivity?
Productivity is a term used to describe a state, quality or fact of being able to generate, create or improve goods and services. For example at the Chocolate Factory the Work Productivity was increased and 10% more chocolate bars were produced than last year. Or the Council’s Productivity increased after a restructure and they managed to provide more services to customers.
What is a Leader?
A Leader is someone who leads other people; this could be a manager, director, team leader, politician or anyone who leads people, usually staff or one or more people.
Motivational Theories
There have been many management theorists
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