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ANTONIO BARRANCO RUIZ
Director, Spain

Principles of Human Motivation

1. Have a reason. Adults want to see a purpose in what we do.
2. Develop a sense of responsibility. People should be proud of their accomplishments.
3. Employees need to know that we take them into account. Involve them in the task, enrich their work.
4. Give recognition, stimulation and approval. The greatest human need is the need for appreciation.
5. Link rewards to performance. In life and in work, there are values.
6. Provide rewards that are valued.
7. Promote healthy competition to avoid disloyalty. The team spirit must prevail as mutual support.
8. Be accessible. Barriers in communication creates misunderstanding.
9. Welcome people in public and correct them in private.
10. Practice active listening with your team, set up meetings, promote coexistence.
11. A high self-esteem of the head will spread to the others.
12. Consider the internal reasons.
13. Give opportunities by delegating in your team.
14. Let people make mistakes and teach them what is correct: itīs part of learning and training
15. Helping others to feel good, starts when you feel good.
16. People do things for their own reasons, not for ours.
17. Finally, create a good working environment and treat people as people.
After many years of working with many persons, I've discovered these by means of readings, experiences, lessons, dialogues, definitely, by means of livin myself. Life and abilities of observation are great teachers. High doses of curiosity are necessary.
 

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Jaap de Jonge
Editor, Netherlands
 

Wow. Who can suggest #18?

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Jaime Fernandez V.
Professor, Chile
 

18. Motivation is a Dynamic Process

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Andrew Clark
Business Consultant, Australia
 

19. Belonging to a Group

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Frederic A Parker
Consultant, United States
 

On 16: Motivation is an Inside Job

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Jose Wilson Massa
Consultant, Brazil
 

On 14: Allow people to Make Mistakes

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Mirella, Brazil
 

20. Have the Will to Motivate

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On 17. Treat People as People

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Stefano Segato
Director, Italy
 

20 Principles of Human Motivation

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sonia.sun, China
 

Human Motivation in Practice

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Margaret Kilonzo
Manager, Kenya
 

On 9: Correcting People in Private

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Antonio Cucurachi
Italy
 

21. Tell People Where you are Going

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Abiola Yusuff
Business Consultant, Nigeria
 

22. Recognize the Positive Impact of What we do on Others

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A.J. Bierman
Business Consultant, South Africa
 

In Agreement. But Complex

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Lucio Reyes Barranca, Mexico
 

17 Principles of Human Motivation

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Romy Sson
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23. Communicate your Focus

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Khalil Rajati, Iran
 

On 5. Link Reward to Performance

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Damith Baduraliyage
Student (MBA), Sri Lanka
 

On 11. Self-esteem and Conduct of Leader

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Tinus van der Merwe, Saudi Arabia
 

24. Encourage Co-operation Amongst Team Members

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Andrew Clark
Business Consultant, Australia
 

25. Eliminate Demotivators

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Jaime Fernandez V.
Professor, Chile
 

On 25. Eliminating De-motivators

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KATHRYN STEINER, MBA
Entrepreneur, United States
 

26. Provide Reasons to Work Beyond Just Earning Money

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ANTONIO BARRANCO RUIZ
Director, Spain
 

27. Avoid Discouraging your Team

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ANTONIO BARRANCO RUIZ
Director, Spain
 

Hertzberg, Mc Gregor and Motivation

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Andrew Clark
Business Consultant, Australia
 

Incentives versus Motivation

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Jaime Fernandez V.
Professor, Chile
 

Incentives versus Motivation

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edward sevume
Sweden
 

Motivating Forum

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X Mbane
Manager
 

On 17. Treat People as People

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KATHRYN STEINER, MBA
Entrepreneur, United States
 

On 17. In 'Workforce' the Human is First, the Employee Second

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Grijseels
Coach, Netherlands
 

On 16. People do Things for Their Own Reasons

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Abdul Rahman
Management Consultant, Malaysia
 

28: First Understand Each Individual Person

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Syed Noman Mustafa
Manager, Pakistan
 

10 Laws of Human Motivation

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veronica gordon
Student (University), Jamaica
 

On Principles of Human Motivation #4: Create a sense of Win-win Achievement

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KATHRYN STEINER, MBA
Entrepreneur, United States
 

29. Give Ongoing Education Opportunities

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Karin Mogard
Consultant, Norway
 

30. Ask Each One in Person How they Evaluate Their Own Strength and Knowhow, and How they Could Contribute in the Best Way

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Sandy Szilage
United States
 

Principles of Human Motivation: #31 Lead by Example

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Norman Dragt
Netherlands
 

Self Determination Theory (Deci and Ryan) and TPB (Ajzen)

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topic Pygmalion Effect vs. Self-fulfilling Prophecy vs. Hawthorne Effect
topic Human Relations Movement and Scientific Management
topic Measuring Per Person Productivity
topic The Influence of the Work Environment on Employee Motivation
topic Short and Long Term Motivation and Demotivation
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topic Advantages and Disadvantages Hawthornes Studies and Experiments
topic Covey's Motivation Approach
topic How to Increase the Productivity of Employees?
topic Employee Motivation is a Collective Responsibility!
topic The Deadtime Effect of Idle Time at Work
topic Staff Motivation apart from giving a good perks and good working conditions?
topic Labor Productivity Improvement Approaches
topic Motivation in Public versus Private Sector
topic To Hawthorne or not to Hawthorne?
topic What is the Flextime Concept? Definitions
topic Pygmalion, Hawthorne, Self-fulfilling, and Galatea Effects
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More on Hawthorne Effect:
Summary
Discussion Topics
👀Principles of Human Motivation
topic The Effect of Motivated Employees on Profitability
topic Internal and External Motivation
topic Wanted: Successor of Hawthorne Effect
topic Barriers to Motivation: 20 Principles of De-motivation
topic Hawthorne Effect: Intellectual Fraud?
topic Pygmalion Effect vs. Self-fulfilling Prophecy vs. Hawthorne Effect
topic Human Relations Movement and Scientific Management
topic Measuring Per Person Productivity
topic The Influence of the Work Environment on Employee Motivation
topic Short and Long Term Motivation and Demotivation
🔥 Why don't Labor Laws Favour Employers?
topic Advantages and Disadvantages Hawthornes Studies and Experiments
topic Covey's Motivation Approach
topic How to Increase the Productivity of Employees?
topic Employee Motivation is a Collective Responsibility!
topic The Deadtime Effect of Idle Time at Work
topic Staff Motivation apart from giving a good perks and good working conditions?
topic Labor Productivity Improvement Approaches
topic Motivation in Public versus Private Sector
topic To Hawthorne or not to Hawthorne?
topic What is the Flextime Concept? Definitions
topic Pygmalion, Hawthorne, Self-fulfilling, and Galatea Effects
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Do you know a lot about Hawthorne Effect? Become our SIG Leader

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