Employee Motivation
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Driving Employee Motivation
Kurt Nelson
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? What can’t we do?
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)
Need for achievement (n-ach)
Need for authority and power (n-pow)
Need for affiliation (n-affil)
McClellandNeeds Based Motivational Model
Locke & LathumGoal Setting
BanduraSelf Efficacy
Technically Motivation is…
Motive + Action
But I prefer this…
And for employees, we need to understand how to tap into that
Motive + Action
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 of
Lawrence & Nohria
2002
And we are just touching the surface of it here
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
Who Cares?
The Question is
How Does This Matter?
It all really boils down to
Why is this
important?
ImprovesFocus
ImprovesFocus
IncreasesEffort
IncreasesEffort
AidsRetention
AidsRetention
DrivesCreativity
DrivesCreativity
EnhancesPersistence
EnhancesPersistence
Because it…
So lets see how we can impact each of the four drives
to improve
employee motivation
Acquire
Bond
ComprehendDefend
• Reward Systems• Recognition• Perks
• Culture • Teamwork • Social events
• Job Design• Training • Big picture
• Reputation• Focus on competition• Transparency
Impact Acquire thru
Reward
Anything to do with…
Recognition
Anything to do with…
Perks
Anything to do with…
• Salary
• Incentives
• Benefits
• Salary
• Incentives
• Benefits
• Time off
• Special allowance
• Time off
• Special allowance
• Awards
• Thank yous
• Top of class
• 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
• Values
• Norms
•Daily behaviors
• Job structure
• Projects
• Support
• Job structure
• Projects
• Support
• Gather
• Sports/teams
• Fun
• Gather
• Sports/teams
• Fun
Comprehend
Job Design
Anything to do with…
Training
Anything to do with…
Goals
Anything to do with…
• Skill training
• People training
• Coaching
• Skill training
• People training
• Coaching
• Stretch goals
• Employee input
• Line of site
• Stretch goals
• Employee input
• Line of site
• Job sharing
• New challenges
• Mentoring
• 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
• Current Issues / Success
•Trust
• Competitors
• Environment
• Outside
• Competitors
• Environment
• Outside
• Company
• Group
• Personal/ideas
• Company
• Group
• Personal/ideas
To find out more
www.lanterngroup.com