How to Motivate People

Staff are ever more demanding of their employers. They want to be consulted, appreciated and, more importantly, they want to enjoy their work. When staff are content they perform well, when they are motivated they perform even better. Managers are under increasing pressure to get results and their competence is judged on the combined performance of their whole team. "How to Motivate People" shows you how to inspire individuals or teams to develop. It clarifies the underlying principles for motivating staff to get results and maximise performance and sets out clear guidelines on how to reduce negativity; boost positive feelings; foster enthusiasm and involvement and focus effort on key issues.

ISBN	0749459999	Weight (grammes)	211
ISBN13	9780749459994 (What's this?)	Published in	London
Publisher	Kogan Page Ltd	Series title	Creating Success
Imprint	Kogan Page Ltd	Previous ISBN	9780749445515
Format	Paperback	Height (mm)	216
Publication date	03 Mar 2010	Width (mm)	139
DEWEY	658.314	Spine width (mm)	10
DEWEY edition	DC22	Academic level	Professional / Scholarly
Pages	160

		Introduction		1
		The motivation process		9
		The management task		9
		Management characteristics		13
		How people feel about work		17
		Theory X and Theory Y		18
		Maslow's hierarchy of needs		20
		Hertzberg's motivator/hygiene factors		22
		Expectancy theory		24
		Practical implications		27
		Aiming for excellence		29
		The negative side of the balance		31
		Company policy and administration		31
		Positive use of policy and administration		33
		Supervision		33
		Interpersonal relationships		34
		Positive use of interpersonal relationships		35
		Working conditions		36
		Personal life		37
		Security		38
		Status		39
		Salary		40
		The positive side of the balance		41
		Achievement		41
		Recognition		43
		Recognition through rewards		45
		The work itself		50
		Responsibility		54
		Advancement		56
		Growth		58
		The full mix		58
		Taking the temperature		61
		More...

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