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Motivating Employees

You inspire Passion, Curiosity and joy

You build high performing teams

Our success as managers is highly dependant on our capability to motivate and engage our employees. This is extremely importantbecause our employees are the ones producing results. They contribute to make our strategies become reality. They are thoseimplementing the action plan, they simply are part of the business.To unfold these employees potential and capabilities we need to see them as individuals, having different needs and aspiration, driven by

different factors. Being aware of this is the key to motivate your employees.

Motivational drivers are individual and can be categorized in 8 main drivers (see next page). Usually a person has 3 main motivationaldrivers. These 3 drivers can be explored through formal and informal tools.

When working with your employees motivation, it is very important to: Ignore your own motivational drivers. They are not relevant. Remember that your employees are working in a team, but their motivational factors are highly individual.

Notice that motivational drivers are not static and must be explored continuously.

Please use the next pages as inspiration to become a manager that inspire Passion, Curiosity and Joy and last but not least builds highperforming teams.

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Michael Maccobys 8 different Motivational Drivers

Michael Maccoby is a highly respected global expert on leadership.

PlayIf you are driven by Play you would value:

ExplorationAdventureExperimentationFantasyCompetitionInnovationCreativity

Meaning

If you are driven by Meaning you would value:

Universal

CulturalIndividual

...meaning

InformationIf you are driven by Information you would value e.g.:

Sensory stimulationDirections, cuesSignals, signsUnderstandingFeedbackKnowledge

SurvivalIf you are driven by Survival you would value e.g.:

SustenanceLiveable environmentDefence of ones groupHealthy livingSelf defence

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PleasureIf you are driven by Pleasure you would value e.g.:

ComfortTasty food and drink

SexExercise and restBeauty

DignityIf you are driven by Dignity you would value e.g.:

RespectRecognitionSelf-esteemGloryIntegrity

Relatedness

If you are driven by Relatedness you would value e.g.:

Attachment

Teaching/learningProtectionSociabilityCare

MasteryIf you are driven by Mastery you would value e.g.:

CompetenceControlPowerOwnershipAutonomyAchievement

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Employee Affinity group by demographic

This matrix shows how motivational drivers are not static and must be explored continuously.

Source: Wilson Group, Special study on the importance of Alternative Rewards.