Driving Employee Motivation Kurt Nelson

Why do some people climb mountains?

Why do some people climb mountains?

While others run?

And others just sit?

And why do millions of people go to work each day?

Motivation is the force that drives our actions

And with the right motivation What can’t we do?

And with the right motivation

History has given us many models of Motivation… Need for achievement (n-ach) Need for authority and power (n-pow) Need for affiliation (n-affil) McClelland Needs Based Motivational Model Locke & Lathum Goal Setting Bandura Self Efficacy

Technically Motivation is…

Motive But I prefer this… + Action

Motive

And for employees, we need to understand how to tap into that Motive + Action

And for employees, we need to understand how to tap into that

The 4-Drive Model Employee Motivation of Lawrence & Nohria 2002 Is a new motivational model that helps show us how to tap into it… It was developed by these two a few years back…

The 4-Drive Model Employee Motivation

The 4-Drive Model Employee Motivation of Lawrence & Nohria 2002 And we are just touching the surface of it here

The 4-Drive Model Employee Motivation

Acquire We all have a drive to acquire money, things, prestige, power…

Bond We also want to Bond with others - and have positive, meaningful relationships

Comprehend or Challenged We also strive to UNDERSTAND and feel CHALLENGED

Defend And we need to DEFEND those things and ideas we BELIEVE IN

The Question is So What?

The Question is

The Question is Who Cares?

The Question is

The Question is How Does This Matter?

The Question is

It all really boils down to Why is this important?

Improves Focus Increases Effort Aids Retention Drives Creativity Enhances Persistence Because it…

So lets see how we can impact each of the four drives to improve employee motivation

So lets see how we can impact each of the four drives

Reward Systems Recognition Perks Culture Teamwork Social events Job Design Training Big picture Reputation Focus on competition Transparency Acquire Bond Comprehend Defend

Reward Systems

Recognition

Perks

Culture

Teamwork

Social events

Job Design

Training

Big picture

Reputation

Focus on competition

Transparency

Reward Anything to do with… Recognition Anything to do with… Perks Anything to do with… Impact Acquire thru Salary Incentives Benefits Time off Special allowance Awards Thank yous Top of class

Reward

Anything to do with…

Salary

Incentives

Benefits

Time off

Special allowance

Awards

Thank yous

Top of class

Culture Anything to do with… Teamwork Anything to do with… Social Anything to do with… Improve Bonding by Values Norms Daily behaviors Job structure Projects Support Gather Sports/teams Fun

Culture

Anything to do with…

Values

Norms

Daily behaviors

Job structure

Projects

Support

Gather

Sports/teams

Fun

Job Design Anything to do with… Training Anything to do with… Goals Anything to do with… Comprehend Skill training People training Coaching Stretch goals Employee input Line of site Job sharing New challenges Mentoring

Skill training

People training

Coaching

Stretch goals

Employee input

Line of site

Job sharing

New challenges

Mentoring

Reputation Anything to do with… Threats Anything to do with… Transparency Anything to do with… Build the will to Defend Current Issues / Success Trust Competitors Environment Outside Company Group Personal/ideas

Reputation

Anything to do with…

Current Issues / Success

Trust

Competitors

Environment

Outside

Company

Group

Personal/ideas

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