Motivation is something that is associated with the state of
mind that moves us into action. In a workplace, motivation has held a place of
importance because it has been a significant result of involvement of the team.
But, as a leader, you must know how to keep your team motivated, and how to
keep them motivated for longer. To understand this, it is important that you
understand the factors involved with the continuation of and suspension from
motivation. Listed below are the most common factors that influence team
motivation.
What is the purpose
of the task?
First of all, a team must have a purpose or mission to be
motivated towards. If the purpose of a task aligns with the personal wishes and
needs of the team members, they are definitely going to be motivated. If the
mission is clear and of interest to the team, motivation will be sustained for
a good duration. On the other hand, if the mission is not in line with their
wants and needs, the motivation will almost instantly diminish. Also, it is
possible that a majority of the team members are interested in the task but,
because of a few members here and there who are not interested, it may affect
the entire team spirit. In such a case, motivation will always be lacking.
How challenging is
the task?
Another belief is that motivation is challenge. Confused?
So, consider it as when we are presented with a challenge that we want to fight
over, we are automatically motivated to take action, may it be to run away from
the challenge or address it confidently. So, we can say that the challenge
itself can prove to be the motivator. Thus, in the workplace, the team needs to
be provided with challenges at frequent intervals. However, the level of
difficulty of a challenge is what makes a difference too. If it is too
difficult or too easy, there is going to be no motivation at all. Therefore, a
considerate amount of energy is required to accomplish something, which means that
the challenge should be worthy.
Is there any kind of responsibility
involved?
Teams are generally motivated when they are given some kind
of responsibility. However, responsibility can be tricky because along with
responsibility comes lots of authority. A team that has both responsibility and
authority tends to be motivated for a longer period of time. But,
responsibility can be demotivating if there is a great risk of failure or error
associated with it. So, if there are chances of risks, the giving of
responsibility can be considered negative.
What is the scope of
growth?
It is obvious that when people feel that they are
experienced growth, they are moving forward, learning a lot and adding to their
skills by performing a certain task, they are motivated to work further. Thus,
growth is a very important factor for motivation. Moreover, if the individuals
in a team find personal growth, it will enhance their self-esteem and increase
motivation.
Now that you know how different factors influence
motivation, you as a leader must make sure to utilize these factors in the best
possible way to keep your team motivated. You need to create conditions for
your team to motivate itself. For a detailed coaching about how you can build a
successful and motivated team, you can get in touch with MARG, who has been successfully
providing the
finest team building training in Bangalore to a number of satisfied clients since the past 9
years.
SUMMARY
It
is very important to keep your team motivated so as to accomplish great results
for your company. However, certain factors like purpose of the task, challenges
involved, responsibility given and scope of growth influence the spirit of
motivation within oneself.
