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Do unmotivated people really exist?
You wish to achieve more with the same people. Prevention of a negative working atmosphere during low productivity is vital to this. You do not want unmotivated people around in order to achieve this. But do unmotivated people really exist? After all, people are motivated to read newspapers, to have a chat with their colleagues, to drink coffee, and to smoke cigarettes. Apparently, the energy to do something is available. What these people often lack is passion. Regaining passion often is a difficult and tiresome process. The magic words here are job satisfaction. This cannot be regained by a team outing and a night of bowling. Proper communication is far more important, with mutual respect and appreciation - true attentiveness and consideration for one another. Listening to what people really want, and taking each other seriously with true appreciation. And also: to clearly state what goes well and what does not.
People have an ever-present desire for development: positions depend on the currently attained position. As early as 1934, a pyramid of the hierarchy of needs was developed by psychologist Abraham Maslow. The pyramid consists of five levels:
Physical
Food; a home; warmth: what you need to stay alive.
- 1. Safety
Absence of danger and threats; peace; order; a sense of security; health.
- 2. Social
A sense of belonging; of being accepted, or rather of being loved; to care for/to be cared for.
- 3. Appreciation
To respect yourself and to be respected by others; to have standing.
- 4. Self-actualisation
To fully develop your personal qualities.
Basic assumption of this model is that level 2 only becomes important when level 1 has been achieved (etcetera).
The use of work
Research also indicates that people are often at a loss regarding the aim and the use of their jobs. Clear communication on these matters often leads to rapid performance improvement. A conscious employee will often display greater loyalty towards his or her employee, and will schedule dentist appointments in the middle of the day less frequently, for example. In addition, investigations point out that this results in decreased sick leave. Studies have also found 70% of employees to indicate that their jobs affect their health.
