Andy does a fine job of outlining
these motivators that people like me respond to, which are interesting work,
recognition, and the expansion of one’s skill set. If the work that someone is
doing does not interest them, how can you keep them engaged enough to do it
every day and excel at it? It’s nearly impossible, and for me having an
interesting job is a rather big motivator. Along with it being interesting comes
challenge, excitement, and achievement, all of which allow me to continue to do
it day in and day out.
Recognition, which is arguably the
most important one, is crucial for me. I consider myself to be an over
achiever, and because of that I enjoy being recognized for my efforts, my
contributions to the organization. And who doesn’t? Every employee, no matter
the level in the organization, wants to know their true value by being recognized.
It’s part of the big picture concept where employees want to see their contributions
and hear about them from leadership.
The expansion of one’s skill set
is also a no-brainer. Organizations need highly trained, intelligent people
working for them, and with this comes training programs for different
specializations and areas of focus for organizations. Leaders are often
selected for promotions within the company, but not without some sort of
training and advancement of skills. I enjoy learning new job skills, new
trades, and furthering my education, basically anything that makes me better at
what I do.
Additionally, I have other
motivators, one of them being goal setting, both from my manager and myself. I
establish long and short term goals that allow me to accomplish different tasks
in my professional life, but I also like it when my manager does the same for
me. I enjoy the challenge, and it often results in me discovering a new talent
or skill that I possess.
The second motivator is feedback,
both positive and negative. Just as much as I enjoy hearing everything that I
am doing well at, I also like to hear what areas I could improve on. This makes
me a stronger leader and helps me with personal and professional development.
A third motivator is my peers at
work. Who I work with has a lot to do with my general demeanor at work. I enjoy
working with friends, not co-workers, so building relationships with my peers
is essential. I feed off of their positive energy and excitement, as they do
me, and bouncing ideas off of them and collaborating is fun, effective, and
good for development and relationship building.
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