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I think that Maslow and Herzberg theories of motivation could help leaders to organise their teams and the way work is allocated andas well to keep the team charged, focused and enthusiastic all the time , for instances if the manager helps the team meets the first two levels of need in Maslow’s hierarchy – physiological and safety/security needs. Some creative ideas are :
1- Foster Social interaction- is everyone part of the team. No one is left out.
2- Status and recognition – people are rewarded for their achievements, even if it is a simple public ‘thank you’
3- Achievement and challenging job - team members are pushed to develop and achieve greater and greater things.
Moreover, Herzberg found that the things that motivated people were achievement, recognition, the kind of work people were given, their responsibility and advancement. I think that, these are all in the manager’s gift and gives the opportunity to structure the work given to team members to take advantage of the motivating forces in them all.
Now, you see, this is the kind of question that makes me tear my hair out. (Nothing personal Pradeep! :-) You ask many good questions which I enjoy answering.) It represents an attitude which is prevalent in business, and it is not helpful.
Firstly, focus. It is the manager's job to ensure that the team know what they are supposed to be focussed on. Employees are frequently confused about tasks and priorities because they receive conflicting information, which frequently has important parts missing. If your team know what their tasks are, which of these tasks are the most important, and why they are important, then they will be focussed the whole time they are working. And when I say "know", I mean I was to stop one of them in the corridor and ask them, they would be able to tell me in one sentence without hesitation. Try it. I've gotc that says they have no idea.
Secondly, enthusiasm. This one really drives me nuts. We're talking about the workplace, right? Nobody here is truly enthusiastic. In fact, you have to give people large quantities of money to make them come at all. They would all rather be at home watching the game with their mates or playing with their children. So you aren't going to get sustained, genuine enthusiasm.
What you can get it is moderate enthusiasm. People want to work and they want work to be rewarding. But they need something to be enthusiastic about, and most jobs don't have many bits that inspire enthusiasm. "Employee! Prepare this report by tomorrow. Be enthusiastic!" But it means hours staring at spreadsheets, followed by hours trying to make Powerpoint slides stay in the right order, and you've only given them hours in which to do it. Where is the enthusiasm going to come from? It comes from knowing the bigger picture, from the boss turning up after4 hours and saying "I'm sorry I wasn't able to give you more time. Is there anything you want to ask? Anything you need? Anything I can do? This is important because it will help us win the XYZ contract, and if we do that Head Office will happy and won't send the Inspectors in to make our lives a misery. After this the rest of the week will be quiet, so with luck - and I'm not promising - if you do a good job on this I might be able to let you leave a bit early on Friday."
So, you want creative management ideas? Right, go out to the shops now. Buy, yourself, from your own money (no receipts for expenses) everything you need for the following task, and do it yourself. Go to the toilets and clean them from top to toe in conjunction with the usual toilet cleaners - you are not criticising them, you are lifting the place to a new level. Do the worst jobs yourself: get on your knees and scrub behind the cistern. As a one-off, put flowers and perfume, and a pretty little bowl of boiled sweets. Tell everybody in the office that you're sorry that the toilets can't quite be like this all the time - we have to have some money left over to give the shareholders - but it's your way of showing that you understand that part of your job is to give the staff the best possible working environment that you can.
Positive Competition.
Performance Reviews and making your team feel how important every member is to achieve the goals.
Appreciation and recognition.
Sir in my opinion a team is a group of people where ideas & perspectives differs from person to person, however, what i mean to say is that in order to keep them fulfilled, focussed & enthusiastic as ONE Team, it takes a sort of personnel recognition at company level which i feel is most important of all.
I believe that a person working at the least level should be recognized first, its because sometimes least valued things create much value when recognized. I have seen people once being a topper none like anything faced the least stages of life which may be due to family reason, finances and so on, but!! suppose if a boss calling that same person in his chamber asking for a cup of coffee, asking for his work going on, asking for the difficulties he must be facing and family, which is also a part of recognition will create so much of value to that employee. Sorry but I am seeing the root value in any person which once rectified can effect directly or indirectly in any companies working policy respectively. In short, making someone feel important sometimes is very essential where the biggest management idea begins from you.
Train your employees very well in their respective work. This will keep them focused.
Be professional with your team during work.
Help them, guide them whenever and where ever necessary. This will help the employees to be charged always.
Spare some time for having fun so that they get refreshed.
Set objectives for them to achieve and promise them an award upon achieving it. This will keep their enthusiasm active.
believe in your team, let them take the lead and dont talk work work work all time make them feel ownership in daily tasks and just guide them with your knowledge and experience
