What Is Motivation?
Motivation can best be described as the internal drive to fulfill a need. Each of us has specific needs. These needs translate into drives which we act upon through specific behaviors. Drives are action-oriented and provide an energizing thrust toward goal accomplishment.
As we act on the behaviors (through drives), we satisfy our needs. As our needs are satisfied, the intensity of the drive subsides. A more succinct explanation is that “people do what they think they have to do in order to get what they think they want.” As supervisors, if we truly want to create motivated individuals, we have to fully understand their needs and goals. If we can understand the needs and goals of our employees, we have a good possibility of ...
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