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15 Things That Employees Want In Order To Feel Motivated

by Utpal Vaishnav on August 31, 2009

  1. Good wages – at least as per the market standard.
  2. Job security – no fear of getting fired.
  3. Good working environment – place they love to spend their time.
  4. Interesting work – which they would love to get engaged in.
  5. Care and loyalty – from management.
  6. Fairness – in the policies, procedures and decisions that management take.
  7. Appreciation and recognition – especially when they have outperformed.
  8. Help on personal problems – only then they will feel overall satisfied.
  9. Feeling involved – liberty to participate in the decision making process.
  10. Clear, measurable and achievable goals – doesn’t matter if they get it or they are allowed to set it!
  11. Rewards based on performance – not seniority or relationship.
  12. Little to zero corporate politics – it kills the organization and the employees’ loyalty.
  13. Respect – from colleagues.
  14. Constructive mentoring – from seniors.
  15. Promotions – at least when they are due.

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Tanmay Vora
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August 31, 2009 at 1:47 am

That’s a great list!

One addition could be “Conversations that demonstrate Trust”. People who know that they are trusted will work wonders for the organization, even if some of the other parameters listed by you are not so good.

Core human need is to be trusted, to be believed in and to be respected – this can be followed by rewards, recognition, care and mentoring. I’ve seen people with very good pay packages and heavy responsibilities/KRA’s/goals leaving the job because they felt that they were not ‘trusted’.

Building Trust (with internal and external stakeholders) can be an organization’s biggest strategic differentiator! :)

My $0.2 though!
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Utpal Vaishnav
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August 31, 2009 at 10:40 pm

Con­ver­sa­tions that demon­strate Trust – Can not agree more.

Keep up making such good additions, Tanmay. You are rockin!

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