“Motivation can be define as a
psychological force that stimulate an individual to act independently in a
focused and persistent manner” (George A. Morgan, Robert J.
Harmon & Christine A. Maslin-Cole, 2010). There
are many ways with which someone can motivate themselves and others to do or
say particular things. Motivations initiates,
guides, and maintains goal-oriented behavior. In other words motivations is
the tool which makes us and others act efficiently. It is not as easy to motivate humans as it is to
motivate animals. For example you can offer an animal a treat to perform all
sort of tricks but if you offer food to a person, they’re not going to perform
as much or as good as animal.
Types of motivation
There are many types of motivations that can motivate people.
Each person has a different type of need. Something which motivates one person
may not appeal to another person. Examples can include things such as:
Incentives – Being
rewarded for what people do.
Fear – This type of
motivation involves consequences.
Achievement – Where goals
are set to be achieved.
Growth – Type of
internal motivation that includes self-improvement.
Power - When there’s
independency and freedom involved or the desire to control others around you is
involved.
Social - Where
someone wants to belong or be accepted into a peer group.
These
are just a few examples of different types of motivation. There are many more
such as money and other alternatives that businesses would use to motivate its
employees. This will be discussed in
future posts.
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