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Principles of Human Motivation
ANTONIO BARRANCO RUIZ, Manager, Spain, Premium Member
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 m...
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Wow. Who can suggest #18?
Jaap de Jonge, CEO, Netherlands, Editor Hi Antonio, your list of motivation principles is amazing and comprehensive.
Still I challenge 12manage members to come up with additional... |
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18. Motivation is a Dynamic Process
Jaime Fernandez V., Professor, Chile, Member A very good and useful list. I might add a personal preference - on which I would appreciate your feedback.
Motivation is a process; never a mean... |
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19. Belonging to a Group
Andrew Clark, Business Consultant, Australia, Member I suggest 19. People need purpose and belonging and appreciation from the groups they belong to.
Principle 1 (reason) and 4 (appreciation... |
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On 16: Motivation is an Inside Job
Frederic A Parker, Consultant, United States, Member Similar to # 16. Motivation is an inside job. I think this is an umbrella (overarching) principle for motivation for which all of the above are facets... |
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On 14: Allow people to Make Mistakes
Jose Wilson Massa, Consultant, Brazil, Member Many leaders forget this one. If you do not permit a mistake margin, people won't try to find new ways to solve problems or create new solution... |
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20. Have the Will to Motivate
Mirella Unfortunately, what I see in most cases is that we have bosses not leaders... Bosses will never have the good will to inspire and motivate their emplo... |
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On 17. Treat People as People
samir mahoud elgamal, Project Manager, Egypt, Member This one means a lot to me and I believe it is key to improve many good things.... |
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20 Principles of Human Motivation
Stefano Segato, Director, Italy, Member Dear Antonio Barranco Ruiz, I agree with the editor, your list is amazing and comprehensive really. Thanks for supporting the development of Human Res... |
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On 9: Correcting People in Private
Margaret Kilonzo, Manager, Kenya, Member I totally agree with principle 9. I have seen how bosses have lowered staff self esteem by correcting them in public.
This has resulted in low p... |
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21. Tell People Where you are Going
Antonio Cucurachi, Italy, Member Allow me to suggest an additonal principle to the excellent list of Antonio Barranco Ruiz...
The number 21 could be:
Tell always to your te... |
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In Agreement. But Complex
A.J. Bierman, Business Consultant, South Africa, Member I'm in total agreement with the comments and contributions of the members.
It is only once you have worked with people that you realize that ... |
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17 Principles of Human Motivation
Lucio Reyes Barranca, HR Consultant, Mexico, Member Hi, Antonio. Incredible! How simple it looks to obtain motivation by applying this list. Obviously it requires a lot of effort, but it's time every on... |
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23. Communicate your Focus
Romy Sson, Management Consultant, Philippines, Member People are motivated to do something if they know and understand what you expect them to achieve.... |
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On 5. Link Reward to Performance
Khalil Rajati, industrial enginer, Iran, Member Many people think their reward does not match their performance.
The manager should convince them through a face to face meeting.... |
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On 11. Self-esteem and Conduct of Leader
Damith Baduraliyage, Student (MBA), Sri Lanka, Member I strongly support on no 11. The self esteem, self conduct and manner that the leader carries himself/herself will be infectious in a subtle manner th... |
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25. Eliminate Demotivators
Andrew Clark, Business Consultant, Australia, Member Many organisations and groups could get an instant productivity lift by eliminating the demotivating policies and management attitudes and practices t... |
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On 25. Eliminating De-motivators
Jaime Fernandez V., Professor, Chile, Member What a great word: de-motivator! I congratulate those who used it. In the management "state of the art" - where anti-democratic leadership styles are ... |
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27. Avoid Discouraging your Team
ANTONIO BARRANCO RUIZ, Manager, Spain, Premium Member If you don´t want to motivate the persons in your team, at least, don´t discourage them. This is indeed one way of motivating.
Keep your team aw... |
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Incentives versus Motivation
Andrew Clark, Business Consultant, Australia, Member There is a difference between incentives and motivation.
Motivation is the intrinsic nature of a person that spurs them to action.... |
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Incentives versus Motivation
Jaime Fernandez V., Professor, Chile, Member Andrew, your comments are very useful. This distinction that you made deepens our understanding.... |
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Motivating Forum
edward sevume, Sweden, Member For some few weeks back, I came upon Antonio´s principles on what motivates us - what Antonio himself labled as lessons learned from management litera... |
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On 17. Treat People as People
X Mbane, Manager, Member I fully agree with Antonio B. Ruiz especially number 17.
People are not interested in any manager until they see how much does he cares. Any huma... |
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On 16. People do Things for Their Own Reasons
Grijseels, Coach, Netherlands, Member People move towards something they want or like and move away from something they dislike. All context related.
People only move towards somethin... |
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28: First Understand Each Individual Person
Abdul Rahman, Management Consultant, Malaysia, Member I think the toughest job for a manager is trying to understand each team member before even thinking of motivating them.
We tend to generalize th... |
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10 Laws of Human Motivation
Syed Noman Mustafa, Manager, Pakistan, Member Intrinsic motivation is motivation that comes from within. It comes from the personal enjoyment and educational achievement that we derive from doing ... |
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29. Give Ongoing Education Opportunities
KATHRYN STEINER, MBA, Entrepreneur, United States, Member I believe it is also important to provide employees with ongoing company/industry specific and university training education opportunities.... |
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