May 24, 2012

Motivating Employees – What Makes Them Tick

Motivating Employees – What Makes Them Tick

Employee motivation is one of the central issues ruling the Human Resource Management field. Over the years, psychologists as well as management gurus have explored numerous motivational theories, conducting empirical studies to test the feasibility of these theories in real-world scenarios. Some theories have been successfully applied in several organizations, while others just bumped.

Nonetheless, the gallant managers, continue to struggle, trying to figure out what will make their teams ‘tick’. They do this because they know that motivation is the single most important element that leads to performance improvement, which in turn leads to improved ROI, i.e. return on investment and elevated customer satisfaction – just the ingredients required, to roll in the dough!

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